financial audit vs audit

financial audit and audit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
financial audit	Yes	No	No	No
audit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, audit is a hypernym of financial audit; that is, audit is a word with a broader meaning than financial audit:

financial audit: an attestation that the client's financial statement is accurate
audit: an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA

Other hypernyms of financial audit include attestation report, attestation service, audited account.

financial audit (noun)	audit (noun)
an attestation that the client's financial statement is accurate	a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation
	an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA

financial audit (verb)	audit (verb)
	attend academic courses without getting credit
	examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification