Both Uses of
audit
in
Anna Karenina
- On the fourth day the auditing of the marshal's accounts took place at the high table of the marshal of the province.†
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- Sviazhsky comically imitated the tearful discourse of the marshal, and observed, addressing Nevyedovsky, that his excellency would have to select another more complicated method of auditing the accounts than tears.†
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Definition:
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(audit as in: audit the books) examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification -- especially an inspection of a company's accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant