Audit
noun
A formal check of a person's or organization's accounts, typically by an independent body.
The company's accounts are subject to an annual audit.
Often appears as...
- annual audit
- internal audit
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Formal
Academic
verb
Examine and evaluate (accounts or financial records).
The bank decided to audit its customers' accounts.
Often appears as...
- audit accounts
- audit records
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Formal
Academic
noun
A course of study taken for interest and not for examination or certification.
He's auditing a course just for personal interest.
Often appears as...
- audit a course
- audit a class
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Academic
verb
Attend (a course) without working for or expecting to receive formal credit.
She decided to audit the class to refresh her knowledge.
Often appears as...
- audit a course
- audit a class
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Academic
noun
A formal check of a person's or organization's accounts, typically by an independent body.
The company's accounts are subject to an annual audit.
Often appears as...
- annual audit
- internal audit
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
verb
Examine and evaluate (accounts or financial records).
The bank decided to audit its customers' accounts.
Often appears as...
- audit accounts
- audit records
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A course of study taken for interest and not for examination or certification.
He's auditing a course just for personal interest.
Often appears as...
- audit a course
- audit a class
Usage tips
Academic
verb
Attend (a course) without working for or expecting to receive formal credit.
She decided to audit the class to refresh her knowledge.
Often appears as...
- audit a course
- audit a class
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Trust and Transparency
An audit enhances trust by showing that an organization's financial information is accurate.
Investors felt assured after the audit confirmed the company's financial health.
Pro Tip 2/3Expert Process
Audits are usually conducted by experts in accounting and finance to ensure precision.
Certified auditors will handle our annual financial review.
Pro Tip 3/3Independent Assessment
An external body conducting the audit helps maintain objectivity and prevents bias.
The firm brought in an independent auditor to review the accounts.
Pro Tip 1/3Trust and Transparency
An audit enhances trust by showing that an organization's financial information is accurate.
Investors felt assured after the audit confirmed the company's financial health.
Pro Tip 2/3Expert Process
Audits are usually conducted by experts in accounting and finance to ensure precision.
Certified auditors will handle our annual financial review.
Pro Tip 3/3Independent Assessment
An external body conducting the audit helps maintain objectivity and prevents bias.
The firm brought in an independent auditor to review the accounts.
Pro Tip 1/3Trust and Transparency
An audit enhances trust by showing that an organization's financial information is accurate.
Investors felt assured after the audit confirmed the company's financial health.
Pro Tip 2/3Expert Process
Audits are usually conducted by experts in accounting and finance to ensure precision.
Certified auditors will handle our annual financial review.
Pro Tip 3/3Independent Assessment
An external body conducting the audit helps maintain objectivity and prevents bias.
The firm brought in an independent auditor to review the accounts.
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bean foam earn high marks for their eco-friendliness we've offered you a few tips today to help make your home more comfortable and efficient but that said every home is unique to get the best results for your home call your local utility company and schedule an energy audit changes that you make today will
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Steve Howard: Let's go...
But then we've got to look beyond our operations, and I think everybody would agree that now business has to take full responsibility for the impacts of your supply chain. Many businesses now, fortunately, have codes of conduct and audit their supply chains, but not every business. Far from it.
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The difference between...
you need to consult with experts to get the advice on how to leave safely. But it's not just about romantic relationships and it's not just about violence. Understanding the signs of unhealthy love can help you audit and understand nearly every relationship in your life.
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The era of blind faith...
We have to check them for fairness. The good news is, we can check them for fairness. Algorithms can be interrogated, and they will tell us the truth every time. And we can fix them. We can make them better. I call this an algorithmic audit, and I'll walk you through it.
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
So you would think that the disintegration of basic law enforcement in the developing world would be a huge priority for the global fight against poverty. But it's not. Auditors of international assistance recently couldn't find
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Your body language...
so I want to start by offering you a free no tech life hack and all it requires of you is this that you change your posture for two minutes but before I give it away I want to ask you to right now do a little audit of your body
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Robert A. Belle: The...
She recently told me, "My spreadsheet is basically a story of my life's progression and I can see it through the numbers.” I believe we can all do this type of audit of our own financial behavior
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Machine intelligence...
Audits are great and important, but they don't solve all our problems. Take Facebook's powerful news feed algorithm -- you know, the one that ranks everything and decides what to show you
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How I'm fighting bias in...
where anyone who cares about fairness can help fight the coded gaze. On codedgaze.com, you can report bias, request audits, become a tester and join the ongoing conversation, #codedgaze.
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Employees must wash...
there's rules regulation training auditing and in some extreme cases in the state there are spies but go into hospitals have observed the staff and if they're not compliant the original
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Green Home Makeover PIPE...
bean foam earn high marks for their eco-friendliness we've offered you a few tips today to help make your home more comfortable and efficient but that said every home is unique to get the best results for your home call your local utility company and schedule an energy audit changes that you make today will
Video examples
Steve Howard: Let's go...
But then we've got to look beyond our operations, and I think everybody would agree that now business has to take full responsibility for the impacts of your supply chain. Many businesses now, fortunately, have codes of conduct and audit their supply chains, but not every business. Far from it.
Video examples
The difference between...
you need to consult with experts to get the advice on how to leave safely. But it's not just about romantic relationships and it's not just about violence. Understanding the signs of unhealthy love can help you audit and understand nearly every relationship in your life.
Video examples
The era of blind faith...
We have to check them for fairness. The good news is, we can check them for fairness. Algorithms can be interrogated, and they will tell us the truth every time. And we can fix them. We can make them better. I call this an algorithmic audit, and I'll walk you through it.
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
So you would think that the disintegration of basic law enforcement in the developing world would be a huge priority for the global fight against poverty. But it's not. Auditors of international assistance recently couldn't find
Video examples
Your body language...
so I want to start by offering you a free no tech life hack and all it requires of you is this that you change your posture for two minutes but before I give it away I want to ask you to right now do a little audit of your body
Video examples
Robert A. Belle: The...
She recently told me, "My spreadsheet is basically a story of my life's progression and I can see it through the numbers.” I believe we can all do this type of audit of our own financial behavior
Video examples
Machine intelligence...
Audits are great and important, but they don't solve all our problems. Take Facebook's powerful news feed algorithm -- you know, the one that ranks everything and decides what to show you
Video examples
How I'm fighting bias in...
where anyone who cares about fairness can help fight the coded gaze. On codedgaze.com, you can report bias, request audits, become a tester and join the ongoing conversation, #codedgaze.
Video examples
Employees must wash...
there's rules regulation training auditing and in some extreme cases in the state there are spies but go into hospitals have observed the staff and if they're not compliant the original
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Reid Hoffman
American Businessman
Trump often says he needs to keep his tax returns private until the IRS finishes auditing him. But the IRS itself has said this isn't necessary. And recently, Trump changed his tune, saying he'll release his returns as soon as Hillary Clinton releases the 33,000 emails she deleted from her email server.
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Betsy DeVos
American Public Servant
We'll be examining and auditing and reviewing all of the programs of the department and really figuring out what is the core mission and how can the federal department of education really support and enhance the role of the departments in the states.
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apl.de.ap
Filipino Musician
I like to be hands-on because that's what motivates me. I like to involved from the ground-breaking to ribbon-cutting to auditing the funds. Just giving money away is a little discouraging because I don't know where it is going.
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Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
I will never say never, but I will say never to doing the more typical romantic comedies. You know, unless I'm getting audited and I'm on the street and I desperately need some dough and that's the only thing that I'm getting.
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Paul Manafort
American Businessman
You talk to tax attorneys who are not politically motivated, and they will tell you they would never advise their client to release any tax information in the course of an audit.
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Jane Pauley
American Journalist
I think women think a lot about cycles, biological and personal. This year another cycle came around: my contract was up. It seemed an opportunity to take a life audit.
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Jill Wagner
American Actress
I always do a mental audit at the end of the week to make sure I'm balancing time between my career and my personal life.
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Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.
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Imran Khan
Pakistani Leader
I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.
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Robert Budi Hartono
Indonesian Businessman
I always assign auditors to strictly supervise the businesses.
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Reid Hoffman
American Businessman
Trump often says he needs to keep his tax returns private until the IRS finishes auditing him. But the IRS itself has said this isn't necessary. And recently, Trump changed his tune, saying he'll release his returns as soon as Hillary Clinton releases the 33,000 emails she deleted from her email server.
Quote examples
Betsy DeVos
American Public Servant
We'll be examining and auditing and reviewing all of the programs of the department and really figuring out what is the core mission and how can the federal department of education really support and enhance the role of the departments in the states.
Quote examples
apl.de.ap
Filipino Musician
I like to be hands-on because that's what motivates me. I like to involved from the ground-breaking to ribbon-cutting to auditing the funds. Just giving money away is a little discouraging because I don't know where it is going.
Quote examples
Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
I will never say never, but I will say never to doing the more typical romantic comedies. You know, unless I'm getting audited and I'm on the street and I desperately need some dough and that's the only thing that I'm getting.
Quote examples
Paul Manafort
American Businessman
You talk to tax attorneys who are not politically motivated, and they will tell you they would never advise their client to release any tax information in the course of an audit.
Quote examples
Jane Pauley
American Journalist
I think women think a lot about cycles, biological and personal. This year another cycle came around: my contract was up. It seemed an opportunity to take a life audit.
Quote examples
Jill Wagner
American Actress
I always do a mental audit at the end of the week to make sure I'm balancing time between my career and my personal life.
Quote examples
Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.
Quote examples
Imran Khan
Pakistani Leader
I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.
Quote examples
Robert Budi Hartono
Indonesian Businessman
I always assign auditors to strictly supervise the businesses.
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