American Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition audit in American English

audit noun

[countable] noun
/ˈɔdɪt/
1

an official examination of the financial or tax records of a company, organization, or person to see that they are accurate

Example

Audits by the IRS of his tax records did not result in findings of wrongdoing.

Synonyms and related words
2

a careful examination of something, especially one done to find the amount, size, or effectiveness of something

Example

an audit of transportation services for the elderly

Synonyms and related words
Definition audit in American English