aud
aud — abbreviation
1. a short written form used in accounting and business documents to refer to an of
a short written form used in accounting and business documents to refer to an official examination of financial records, or to the person who examines them
Zola marked the deadline for the annual aud report on her calendar.
abbreviation in a business-document context
The aud team found several errors in the department's expense records.
aud as a modifier for a team or group
David has been working as an aud for a large accounting firm since 2018.
Putri sent an email to the aud department asking for the updated financial statements.
用法筆記
Usually written in lowercase in internal business communication. When used as a job title ('an aud'), it stands for 'auditor'.
2. a medical abbreviation for a long-term condition in which a person finds it very
a medical abbreviation for a long-term condition in which a person finds it very difficult to control the amount of alcohol they drink, causing serious harm to their health and daily life
Dr. Valentina Okonkwo treated patients with AUD at the city hospital for over a decade.
medical abbreviation used alongside a doctor's title
The clinic's new programme helped people with AUD reduce their drinking step by step.
Reema's family joined a support group for relatives of individuals diagnosed with AUD.
Rin read a government report on the rising number of AUD cases among young adults.
- alcoholism
an older, less formal term that is still widely used but considered less precise than AUD
- alcohol addiction
more general term focusing on the addictive behaviour rather than the full clinical diagnosis
用法筆記
Almost always written in uppercase (AUD) in medical records and academic papers. It is the clinical term that replaced 'alcoholism' in the DSM-5 diagnostic manual.