audit

Definition

A judicial examination.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin audītus, from audiō (“I hear”). Sense of “examine” was because examinations were originally presented orally, and the examiner listened.

Example Sentences

• "National Assembly audit"
• "Yet I can make my audit up."
• "[ Werner Erhard said:] I got a lot of benefit from auditing. It was the fastest and deepest way to handle situations that I had yet encountered."