The word "audit" has been employed in literature with remarkable flexibility, straddling both literal financial scrutiny and broader metaphorical or Latin-derived meanings. In some works, it clearly refers to the careful examination of accounts or bills—as seen when the board of audit passed bills in a political context ([1]), or when characters scrutinize financial records in personal matters ([2], [3]). In classical texts, the term appears as an imperative command to verify accounts and avoid misstatement, as in Plato’s dialogues ([4], [5]), while its Latin usage in pieces by Luce ([6]) and Montaigne ([7]) plays on its original meaning of “hearing” or “listening,” merging civic duty with linguistic dexterity. Furthermore, the term's versatility is underscored in varied narrative registers, from the formal accountability depicted in Kipling’s critique of administrative oversight ([8]) to Chekhov’s wry commentary on signed documents ([9]) and even extending into the stylized proclamations of political texts ([10], [11]).