AUDIT

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Definitions

1. the process whereby an auditor inspects the accounts of a company to ensure they are correctly recorded, tallied and summarized and that profit, loss and expenditure figures have been honestly represented. A company may have an independent auditor audit its accounts as a check on the company's own financial and accounting systems.

2. any systematic study and evaluation of a problem or situation.