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The auditing of a company's financial records by independent examiners on a regular basis is necessary to prevent "cooking the books", and thus to keep the company honest. We don't normally think of auditors as listening, since looking at and adding up numbers is their basic line of work, but auditors do have to listen to people's explanations, and perhaps that's the historical link. Hearing is more obviously part of another meaning of audit, the kind that college students do when they sit in on a class without taking exams or receiving an official grade.
Examples of auditor in a Sentence
Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
The city of San Diego adopted an independent auditor in the wake of the 2004 pension crisis.
—Carl Luna, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
In the report, the auditor general points out multiple concerning examples of mistakes in those summaries that could have a direct and negative impact on a patient’s subsequent care.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
One investigation examined the business and financial records of every hospice currently operating in LA County, California, applying the same indicators identified by state auditors as potential red flags for fraud.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 May 2026
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“Auditor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auditor. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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