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entry

[ en-tree ]

noun

plural entries.
  1. an act of entering; entrance.
  2. a place of ingress or entrance, especially an entrance hall or vestibule.
  3. permission or right to enter; access.
  4. the act of entering or recording something in a book, register, list, etc.
  5. the statement, item, etc., so entered or recorded.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  6. a person or thing entered in a contest or competition.
  7. Law. act of taking possession of lands or tenements by entering or setting foot on them.
  8. the giving of an account of a ship's cargo at a custom house, to obtain permission to land the goods.
  9. Accounting. the record of any transaction found in a bookkeeper's journal.
  10. Bookkeeping.
  11. Mining. adit ( def 2 ).
  12. 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

/ ˈɛԳٰɪ /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of entering; entrance
  2. a point or place for entering, such as a door, gate, etc
    1. the right or liberty of entering; admission; access
    2. ( as modifier )

      an entry permit

  3. the act of recording an item, such as a commercial transaction, in a journal, account, register, etc
  4. an item recorded, as in a diary, dictionary, or account
    1. a person, horse, car, etc, entering a competition or contest; competitor
    2. ( as modifier )

      an entry fee

  5. the competitors entering a contest considered collectively

    a good entry this year for the speed trials

  6. the people admitted at one time to a school, college, or course of study, etc, considered collectively; intake
  7. the action of an actor in going on stage or his manner of doing this
  8. criminal law the act of unlawfully going onto the premises of another with the intention of committing a crime
  9. property law the act of going upon another person's land with the intention of asserting the right to possession
  10. any point in a piece of music, esp a fugue, at which a performer commences or resumes playing or singing
  11. 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
  12. dialect.
    a passage between the backs of two rows of terraced houses
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz··ٰ noun plural nonentries
  • ··ٰ noun plural preentries
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entry1

1250–1300; Middle English entre ( e ) < Old French entree < Latin Գٰٲ (noun use of feminine of Գٰٳܲ, past participle of Գٰ to enter ), equivalent to intr- enter + -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entry1

C13: from Old French entree, past participle of entrer to enter
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Example Sentences

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“Ever since we announced our U.S. entry, we have been getting customer requests all across the United States,” T&T Chief Executive Tina Lee said in a statement.

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Tonnes of tomatoes also spoiled at the border recently after lorries from Tanzania were denied entry into Malawi.

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In the initial stages, stand-ins perform the 37 entries, allowing participants to review staging, choreography and lighting cues before contestants arrive in Switzerland at the start of May.

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South Africa has for years prohibited the entry of bananas from Tanzania.

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Pacific time April 10, was a notice of termination of parole, a humanitarian form of legal entry that was significantly expanded under the Biden administration.

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is an entry?

An entry is a place where you enter, especially a hall, passage, or vestibule, as inThe 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 Գٰ, 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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are some other forms related to entry?

  • nonentry (noun)
  • preentry (noun)
  • reentry (noun)

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How is entry used in real life?

Entry is a very common word with several meanings.

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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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