auditor

Everyday

1. A person whose job is to check the money records of a company or organisation carefully to make sure they are correct and honest. tree →
2. (US) A student who attends a class without taking it for marks. tree →
3. (old use) A listener to a speech or story. tree →

In the lessons

In business and maths: an auditor checks accounts. In school clubs a pupil might check the money totals. Phrases: external auditor, the auditor's report.

Examples

• The auditor checked all the club's accounts. tree →
• An auditor found a mistake in the totals. tree →
• Auditors make sure no money is missing. tree →
• The charity hired an independent auditor. tree →
• The auditor asked to see the receipts. tree →
• My aunt works as an auditor for a bank. tree →
• By no means, my dear auditors. tree →

Note

Verb: audit (to check accounts). Not related to hearing in today's meaning, though the word once meant "listener". For maths: an audit checks that the money in plus money out matches the total.