auditee

noun

au·​dit·​ee ˌȯ-də-ˈtē 

plural auditees

: someone who is the target of an audit

The second stage of verification occurs when the auditee notifies the lead auditor that corrective action has been implemented.

—Craig Cochran, The Continual Improvement Process, 2003

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for auditee

• commodity
• oddity