n. [ L. auditus a hearing, fr. audire. See Audible, a. ] 1. An audience; a hearing. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He appeals to a high audit. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An examination in general; a judicial examination. [ 1913 Webster ]

Specifically: An examination of an account or of accounts, with the hearing of the parties concerned, by proper officers, or persons appointed for that purpose, who compare the charges with the vouchers, examine witnesses, and state the result. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yet I can make my audit up. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A general receptacle or receiver. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

It [ a little brook ] paid to its common audit no more than the revenues of a little cloud. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Audit ale, a kind of ale, brewed at the English universities, orig. for the day of audit. --
Audit house,
Audit room, an appendage to a cathedral, for the transaction of its business. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Audited; p. pr. & vb. n. Auditing. ] To examine and adjust, as an account or accounts; as, to audit the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a suit depending in court. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To settle or adjust an account. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let Hocus audit; he knows how the money was disbursed. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., the complaint having been heard. ] (Law) A writ which lies for a party against whom judgment is recovered, but to whom good matter of discharge has subsequently accrued which could not have been availed of to prevent such judgment. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. auditio. ] The act of hearing or listening; hearing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Audition may be active or passive; hence the difference between listening and simple hearing. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. auditif. ] Of or pertaining to hearing; auditory. [ R. ] Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. auditor, fr. audire. See Audible, a. ] 1. A hearer or listener. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person appointed and authorized to audit or examine an account or accounts, compare the charges with the vouchers, examine the parties and witnesses, allow or reject charges, and state the balance. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who hears judicially, as in an audience court. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the United States government, and in the State governments, there are auditors of the treasury and of the public accounts. The name is also applied to persons employed to check the accounts of courts, corporations, companies, societies, and partnerships. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Auditory. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. See Auditory, n. ] 1. The part of a church, theater, or other public building, assigned to the audience. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In ancient churches the auditorium was the nave, where hearers stood to be instructed; in monasteries it was an apartment for the reception of strangers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a building, or a room within a building, containing a large open space for public gatherings, and often having a raised stage where speakers or presentations may be easily viewed by the audience. The students assembled to hear the president speak in the auditorium. [ PJC ]

n. The office or function of auditor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. auditorius. ] Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve. See Ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

Auditory canal (Anat.), the tube from the auditory meatus or opening of the ear to the tympanic membrane. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. auditorium. ] 1. An assembly of hearers; an audience. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An auditorium. Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female hearer. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Auditory. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From L. plaudite do ye praise (which was said by players at the end of a performance), 2d pers. pl. imperative of plaudere. Cf. Plausible. ] A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Acclamation; applause; encomium; commendation; approbation; approval. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Applauding; commending. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. subauditio. ] The act of understanding, or supplying, something not expressed; also, that which is so understood or supplied. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]