inspection
US /ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən/
Definition
a formal or official examination
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The factory passed the safety inspection without any problems.
Word Family
Synonyms
- examinationthe act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- auditan inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
- reviewa new appraisal or evaluation
Collocations
- Easy visual inspectiondescribing visual inspection (relating to or using sight)
- Medium pass safety inspectionto pass safety inspection, meaning to go across or through
- Hard rigorous on-site compliance inspectiondescribing rigorous on-site compliance inspection (rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard)
- Very Hard routine inspection uncovering structural rotdescribing routine inspection uncovering structural rot (an unvarying or habitual method or procedure)
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