1. a person or organization that is subject to an audit or examination of accounts and records
Usage: business/accounting term; often used in formal or professional contexts

Examples

• The auditee must provide all financial documents to the auditor by the deadline.
• As the auditee, the company was required to cooperate fully with the external audit team.
• The auditee's management responded to each finding in the audit report.
• Internal controls at the auditee were tested during the compliance review.
• The auditee and auditor scheduled meetings to discuss preliminary audit results.