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Kontrolle — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • audit noun An official, careful check of financial records or of a system to make sure everything is accurate and follows the rules.
  • check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  • checkup noun A routine visit to a doctor or dentist to make sure everything is healthy.
  • control verb To direct or influence the behavior of someone or something.
  • restraint noun A device or measure that holds something back or keeps it secure.

Senses

Kontrolle is used for these senses in English:

  • audit 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
  • check An inspection or examination.
  • check A control; a limit or stop.
  • checkup A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.
  • checkup A routine inspection.
  • control (countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something.
  • restraint (uncountable) control or caution; reserve

audit — full definition

  1. noun An official, careful check of financial records or of a system to make sure everything is accurate and follows the rules.
  2. verb To carry out such a check.
  3. verb To attend a university course without earning credit for it.

check — full definition

  1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
  3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
  4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
  5. verb To examine or verify something.

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