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entry
[ en-tree ]
noun
- an act of entering; entrance.
- a place of ingress or entrance, especially an entrance hall or vestibule.
- permission or right to enter; access.
- the act of entering or recording something in a book, register, list, etc.
- the statement, item, etc., so entered or recorded.
- a person or thing entered in a contest or competition.
- Law. act of taking possession of lands or tenements by entering or setting foot on them.
- the giving of an account of a ship's cargo at a custom house, to obtain permission to land the goods.
- Accounting. the record of any transaction found in a bookkeeper's journal.
- Bookkeeping.
- Mining. adit ( def 2 ).
- Also called entry card. Bridge. a winning card in one's hand or the hand of one's partner that gives the lead to one hand or the other.
entry
/ ˈɛntrɪ /
noun
- the act or an instance of entering; entrance
- a point or place for entering, such as a door, gate, etc
- the right or liberty of entering; admission; access
- ( as modifier )
an entry permit
- the act of recording an item, such as a commercial transaction, in a journal, account, register, etc
- an item recorded, as in a diary, dictionary, or account
- a person, horse, car, etc, entering a competition or contest; competitor
- ( as modifier )
an entry fee
- the competitors entering a contest considered collectively
a good entry this year for the speed trials
- the people admitted at one time to a school, college, or course of study, etc, considered collectively; intake
- the action of an actor in going on stage or his manner of doing this
- criminal law the act of unlawfully going onto the premises of another with the intention of committing a crime
- property law the act of going upon another person's land with the intention of asserting the right to possession
- any point in a piece of music, esp a fugue, at which a performer commences or resumes playing or singing
- cards a card that enables one to transfer the lead from one's own hand to that of one's partner or to the dummy hand
- dialect.a passage between the backs of two rows of terraced houses
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- non·en·try noun plural nonentries
- pre·en·try noun plural preentries
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of entry1
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Example Sentences
Chicken is simply an easier sell to fast-food customers, and the Chicken Sandwich Wars are still dragging on, with McDonald’s and KFC planning to drop new entries in the next few weeks.
Yeun was drawn to how the film didn’t seek to define itself as any one thing, and lacked a barrier to entry.
Unnatural acts’ in the headline above was a non-inking entry submitted by both Kevin Dopart and William Kennard.
I then give you a pot of $100 to start the game, taken out of your entry fee.
In the first year that Digiday has expanded this awards program to include TV alongside other video formats, finalists include remarkable entries from Comedy Central Digital, VH1 and Johnson & Johnson.
An examination of some of the rumors surrounding the newest entry in the Star Wars canon.
These “free” games display ads, often in obnoxious places, in lieu of the entry fee.
Before Fidel, when segregation was in full swing, the Cuban apartheid meant many clubs and parks still refused black Cubans entry.
His entry into the business of film making was as designer and writer of title cards for silent films.
The sweepstakes begins on December 9th, 2014 at 8:00 AM EST and ends on January 31st, 2015 at 11:59 EST (the "Entry Period").
When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.
Each entry on the vault record book shall be signed by the persons having access to the safe.
Bonaparte made his public entry into Milan under a triumphal arch.
He remembered Tony's words later: that another actor was expected with whose entry the piece would turn more real—turn tragic.
Jess looked past him and saw a female and a male figure crowding into the entry.
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More About Entry
What is an entry?
An entry is a place where you enter, especially a hall, passage, or vestibule, as in The entry to the movie theater was full of people excited to see the new superhero movie.
An entry is also permission to enter something, as in Entry to the office building was limited to staff only.
When you enter a contest, that act is an entry, too, as in Mack’s entry for the writing contest was a short story about angry robots. So is what you submit for the contest or another type of listing, like a dictionary entry.
Example: I’ll be waiting at the entry point for your arrival.
Where does entry come from?
The first records of the term entry come from around 1250. It ultimately comes from the Latin intrāre, meaning “to enter.” All of the uses of entry relate to the idea of entering, that is coming or going in or being admitted.
Entry can not only describe the action of entering, but also the right to enter. An entry is also commonly used to describe a recording or periodical writing in a book, journal, or database. Those cheesy audio log entries the main characters in science fiction movies make to themselves are popular examples of log entries. A hot button use is in the debate over entry to a country by people who don’t live in the country.
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What are some other forms related to entry?
- nonentry (noun)
- preentry (noun)
- reentry (noun)
What are some synonyms for entry?
What are some words that share a root or word element with entry?
What are some words that often get used in discussing entry?
How is entry used in real life?
Entry is a very common word with several meanings.
.@BTS_twt earns their eighth career #Hot100 entry this week with "Black Swan" (debuts at No. 57).
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) January 27, 2020
Former Steelers’ safety Troy Polamalu enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a first-ballot entry.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 1, 2020
Jammin out to each journal entry with @justinbieber. He's ready.
— Alfredo Flores (@AlfredoFlores) October 6, 2013
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Which of the following is NOT a synonym for entry?
A. entrance
B. opening
C. exit
D. passage
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