Words / B2

ORD-it-uh/ˈɔːdɪtə/

An auditor is a person who officially examines accounts to check that they are correct: external auditor; auditor’s report. Examiner and inspector are close twins; accountant is broader. The auditor signed the accounts; still name the firm. Mix-up: auditor vs audience; editor. Do not write auditor for a classmate who merely looked at a spreadsheet.

Meaning

A person who officially examines accounts to check that they are correct.

Examples

• “The auditor signed the accounts; still name the firm, the business paper said.”
• “An external auditor featured in the governance extract, which is the independent-check sense.”

Good to know

an external / internal auditor; auditor’s report; audit. Close: examiner / inspector. Broader: accountant. Trap: audience / editor. Business, citizenship, and accounts. A person who checks accounts officially, not a casual reader.

Near in meaning

examiner, inspector, accountant

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