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AUDIT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A methodical examination or review of a condition or situation

Example:

an email log audit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("audit" is a kind of...):

examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))

Sense 2

Meaning:

An inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA

Synonyms:

audit; audited account

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("audit" is a kind of...):

accounting; accounting system; method of accounting (a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts)

Meronyms (parts of "audit"):

bottom line (the last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "audit"):

financial audit (an attestation that the client's financial statement is accurate)

limited audit (an audit of limited scope (limited in time span or confined to particular accounts etc.))

Derivation:

audit (examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Attend academic courses without getting credit

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "audit" is one way to...):

learn; read; study; take (be a student of a certain subject)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

auditor (a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification

Example:

audit accounts and tax returns

Synonyms:

audit; inspect; scrutinise; scrutinize

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "audit" is one way to...):

analyse; analyze; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

audit (an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA)

auditor (a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization)

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