external audit
noun[C]
ukusACCOUNTING
anofficialexaminationof theaccountsof acompanyororganizationby anexpertfromoutside:
He called for anexternalauditof the society'srecords.
LAW
anexaminationof theactivitiesof acompanyororganizationinorderto makecertainit isobeyingthelaw:
Theteamcompleteditsauditof thehazardouswastetreatmentfacilitythisweek.
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internal audit