inspection // noun [U,C]

1

an official visit to a factory, restaurant, etc. in order to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable:

Regular inspections are carried out at the factory.

Banks were hit by concern over inspections by the Financial Services Agency.

They have adopted a system of four-yearly inspections.

❖ to carry out/conduct/make an inspection

◆ to fail/pass an inspection

◆ a full/regular/routine/surprise inspection

2

the act of looking closely at sth/sb, especially to check that everything is as it should be:

The documents are available for inspection.

◆ On closer inspection, the notes proved to be forgeries.

❖ to carry out/make an inspection

◆ a close/detailed/thorough inspection

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