Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AUD'IT
AUD'IT, n. [L. audit, he hears.]
- An examination of an account or of accounts, with a hearing of the parties concerned, by proper officers, or persons appointed for that purpose, who compare the changes with the vouchers, examine witnesses, and state the balance.
- The result of such an examination or account as adjusted by auditors; a final account. – Hooker.
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