different between audit vs audition

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?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French audicion, from Latin aud?ti?, from audi? (“I hear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???d???n/

Noun

audition (countable and uncountable, plural auditions)

1. (countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.

2. (uncountable) The sense of hearing.

3. An act of hearing; being heard.
4. (rare) Something heard.

Synonyms

• (performance by an aspiring performer): casting
• (performance by an aspiring performer): tryout

Translations

Verb

audition (third-person singular simple present auditions, present participle auditioning, simple past and past participle auditioned)

1. (transitive) To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.
2. (intransitive) To take part in such a performance.

Derived terms

• auditioner
• auditionee

Translations

Related terms

• audience
• auditory

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aud?ti?, aud?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.di.sj??/

Noun

audition f (plural auditions)

1. audition (all senses)