n.
1.the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
2.a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
3.formal systematic questioning
4.examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
5.the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
Idiom of the Day
fork out money for (something) or fork money out for (something)
to pay money for something
I had to fork out much money to have my car fixed.