Audit

n., [Lat. audit, he hears, from audire. See AUDIBLE.] 1. Audience; hearing. [Obs.] With his orisons I meddle not, for he appeals to a high audit. Milton. 2. An examination in general; but specifically, an examination of an account or of accounts, with the hearing of the parties concerned, by proper officers, or persons appointed for that purpose, who compare the charges with the vouchers, examine witnesses, and state the balance. You must prepare against to-morrow for your last suffering here, and your great audit hereafter. W. Scott. 3. The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; a final account. Yet I can make my audit up. Shak. 4. A general receptacle or receiver. [Obs.] It [a little brook] paid to its common audit no more than the revenues of a little cloud. Bp. Taylor.