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noun

ˈȯ-dət How to pronounce audit (audio)
Definition of auditnext
as in inspection
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition an energy audit of our house showed that we were losing lots of heat and needed to upgrade the insulation

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verb

as in to review
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) audited the equipment to make sure that everything was in working order

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Recent Examples of audit
Noun
Sheriff David Davis said the agency began its internal audit after Flock Safety alerted officials to possible irregularities involving the system. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Because here’s his team’s general manager is talking about the roster like a man trying to survive a tax audit instead of trying to win a fifth ring. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
The health department also audited Metropolitan Family Services’ antiviolence programming last year. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 The reversal pillar includes auditing YMCA tax filings and possibly considering a legal case. — Chase Jordan august 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for audit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audit
  1. inspection
  2. review
  3. examination
  4. survey
  5. scrutiny
  6. examine
  7. scan
  8. inspect
Noun
  • Officers like Chase, who perform inspections, are responsible for certifying the origin of all parts on the car.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The certificate of inspection involves a stability test to determine the total number of passengers allowed on board during for-hire operations.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspection
Verb
  • The spending is heavily dominated by staff travel, transportation and lodging, which make up the vast majority of the top expenditures, per P-card data reviewed by the Herald after a public records request.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But the ambitious project remains mired in planning and bureaucratic complications, with groundbreaking still two years off and the cost nearly tripling to more than $1 billion, documents reviewed by The Times show.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of review
Noun
  • Noor Kestou, 33, of Commerce, appeared for a preliminary examination on Thursday on an involuntary manslaughter charge, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And Becca is so sassy too when Mel wants to try to do the examination.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of examination
Verb
  • When Litera surveyed firms on what would set them apart once every competitor has the same AI models, the answers had nothing to do with technology.
    — Avaneesh Marwaha, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In about 10% of companies surveyed, the positions are fully merged.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • The deadly crash increased scrutiny of how helicopters are allowed to fly in the Washington DC airspace.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Walz initially sought a third term but withdrew from the race in January amid mounting scrutiny over his handling of fraud in state programs.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrutiny
Verb
  • Schrell examined whether annual production campaigns would be more effective, but concluded that the approach would not make economic or operational sense because of costs, limited hot-cell capacity and the isotope’s relatively short half-life.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Young Washington stars William Franklyn-Miller as Washington, which examines how a single misstep thrusts the future first president into the middle of a global conflict.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of examine
Verb
  • Social Security uses technology to scan disability applications for conditions on the compassionate allowances list, and those applications often receive approval within days, according to one law firm.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The scientists used cutting-edge airborne laser scanning technology and found hundreds of previously unknown earthworks.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of scan
Verb
  • Jesús Méndez, his supervisor, inspected the boxes before they were loaded onto a truck with the tracking details.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • As a general industry guideline, tires should be inspected carefully after five years in service for hardening, cracks, cuts and flat spots.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
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