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audits

/ɔː.dɪts/

Meanings
noun
A judicial examination.

Examples :

"The company's financial audits revealed some discrepancies in their reported income. "
business finance law government
verb
To conduct an independent review and examination of system records and activities in order to test the adequacy and effectiveness of data security and data integrity procedures, to ensure compliance with established policy and operational procedures, and to recommend any necessary changes

Examples :

"The school regularly audits its financial records to ensure all money is accounted for properly. "
business finance job organization economy system law government

Related Words

Illustration examination

examination noun

/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/

The act of examining.

"The examination of the patient's symptoms took several hours. "

Illustration activities

activities noun

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.tiz/ /ækˈtɪv.ə.tiz/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

Illustration completion

completion noun

/kəmˈpliːʃən/

The act or state of being or making something complete; conclusion, accomplishment.

"The completion of the project meant we could finally take a break. "

Illustration operational

operational adjective

/ˌɑpəˈreɪʃənəl/ /ˌɑpəˈreɪʃnəl/

Of or relating to operations, especially military operations.

"The new hospital wing is now operational, allowing patients to receive care. "

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration discrepancies

discrepancies noun

/dɪˈskrepənsiz/ /dɪsˈkrepənsiz/

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

"There were several discrepancies between the witness's first statement and what she said in court. "

Illustration established

established verb

/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/

To make stable or firm; to confirm.

"The company established a new policy to improve employee safety. "

Illustration independent

independent noun

/ɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.

"The independent candidate ran for student council, appealing to voters who weren't loyal to any particular group. "

Illustration compliance

compliance noun

/kəmˈplaɪəns/

An act of complying.

"The student's compliance with the school rules earned her a good report card. "

Illustration understanding

understanding verb

/ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/ /ˌʌndəɹˈstændɪŋ/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"The teacher patiently explained the math problem, and the students were able to understand the steps involved. "

Illustration spiritually

spiritually adverb

/ˈspɪrɪtʃuəli/ /ˈspɪrɪtʃəli/

In a manner affecting or pertaining to the spirit or soul.

"physically and spiritually abused"

Illustration effectiveness

effectiveness noun

/ɪˈfɛktɪvnəs/ /əˈfɛktɪvnəs/

The property of being effective, of achieving results.

"The effectiveness of the drug was well established."