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Ornamental vs Audit - What's the difference?

ornamental | audit |

As nouns the difference between ornamental and audit

is that ornamental is an ornamental plant while audit is an audience; a hearing.

As an adjective ornamental

is serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.

As a verb audit is

to examine and adjust (e.g. an account).

ornamental

English

(wikipedia ornamental)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.
    • Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.

    Related terms

    * ornament * ornamentation * ornamentally

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An ornamental plant.

    • audit

    English

    (wikipedia audit)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An audience; a hearing.
  • * Milton
    • He appeals to a high audit .
  • An examination in general.
  • A judicial examination.
  • 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
  • The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Yet I can make my audit up.
  • (Scientology) Spiritual counseling, which forms the core of Dianetics.
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  • (obsolete) A general receptacle or receiver.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • It [a little brook] paid to its common audit no more than the revenues of a little cloud.

    Derived terms

    * audit ale * audit house * audit room

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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
  • (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
  • (Scientology) To counsel spiritually.
  • * 2011 , Diane Saks, Overcoming Celebrity Obsession (page 225)
    • In John's case, I suspect, when he lost Diana he went back to his Scientology church to be audited .
  • To attend an academic class on a not-for-academic-credit basis.