different between attestation vs audit

English

Etymology

attest +? -ation; from Middle French attestation, from Latin attest?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æ.t?s.te?.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æt??ste???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: at?tes?ta?tion

Noun

attestation (countable and uncountable, plural attestations)

1. A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.
2. A confirmation or authentication.
3. (business, finance) The process, performed by accountants or auditors, of providing independent opinion on published financial and other business information of a business, public agency, or other organization.
4. (linguistics, of a language, word, word form, or word meaning) An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Middle French attestation, from Latin attest?ti? (“attestation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t?s.ta.sj??/

Noun

attestation f (plural attestations)

1. certificate
2. testimonial
3. attestation
4. statement
5. declaration
6. (law) affidavit

Further reading

• “attestation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aud?tus, from audi? (“I hear”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???.d?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??.d?t/
• Rhymes: -??d?t

Noun

audit (plural audits)

1. A judicial examination.
2. An examination in general.
3. An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures

   National Assembly audit

4. The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account.
5. (Scientology) Spiritual counseling, which forms the core of Dianetics.
6. (obsolete) A general receptacle or receiver.
   • 1673, Jeremy Taylor, Heniaytos: A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year […] , "A Funeral Sermon"

     It [a little brook] paid to its common audit no more than the revenues of a little cloud.

7. (obsolete) An audience; a hearing.

Derived terms

• audit ale
• audit house
• audit room

Translations

Descendants

• ? Polish: audyt

Verb

audit (third-person singular simple present audits, present participle auditing, simple past and past participle audited)

1. To examine and adjust (e.g. an account).

   to audit the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a suit depending in court

2. (finance, business) 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
3. (Scientology) To counsel spiritually.
4. To attend an academic class without the opportunity to receive academic credit.

Descendants

• ? Spanish: auditar

Translations

Anagrams

• ditau

Czech

Noun

audit m

1. audit (independent review and examination of records and activities)

Related terms

Further reading

• audit in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
• audit in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

French

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.di/

Contraction

audit

1. Contraction of à + ledit.

Etymology 2

From English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.dit/

Noun

audit m (plural audits)

1. audit

Latin

Verb

audit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of audi?