entry

[ en-tree ]

noun

, plural en·tries.

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: jotting, memo, note, record

6. a person or thing entered in a contest or competition.
7. vocabulary entry.
8. Law. act of taking possession of lands or tenements by entering or setting foot on them.
9. the giving of an account of a ship's cargo at a custom house, to obtain permission to land the goods.
10. Accounting. the record of any transaction found in a bookkeeper's journal.
11. Bookkeeping.
    1. double entry.
    2. single entry.
12. Mining. adit ( def 2 ).
13. 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

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

      an entry permit

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

      an entry fee

7. the competitors entering a contest considered collectively

   a good entry this year for the speed trials

8. the people admitted at one time to a school, college, or course of study, etc, considered collectively; intake
9. the action of an actor in going on stage or his manner of doing this
10. criminal law the act of unlawfully going onto the premises of another with the intention of committing a crime
11. property law the act of going upon another person's land with the intention of asserting the right to possession
12. any point in a piece of music, esp a fugue, at which a performer commences or resumes playing or singing
13. 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
14. dialect.
    a passage between the backs of two rows of terraced houses

Other Words From

• non·en·try noun plural nonentries
• pre·en·try noun plural preentries

Word History and Origins

Origin of entry¹

1250–1300; Middle English entre ( e ) < Old French entree < Latin intrāta (noun use of feminine of intrātus, past participle of intrāre to enter ), equivalent to intr- enter + -āta -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of entry¹

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

Example Sentences

The car entrance fee is $35 and is good for entry for seven days.

From Los Angeles Times

Universities that traditionally required higher entry grades have fared better, because they have simply taken a bigger share by accepting some students with lower results.

From BBC

Brasilia's Deputy Governor Celina Leao told reporters that the explosion occurred after the man approached the entrance to the court and failed to gain entry.

From BBC

His whole career has been based on conning people, and his entry into politics was no different.

From Salon

Climate is arguably the main reason that Central Americans have replaced Mexicans as the largest population seeking entry to the U.S. since Trump first took office, so gaslighting on climate change was essential to making his “immigrant crime” narrative work.

From Salon

Related Words

• access
• admission
• admittance
• entrance