entry-level
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or filling a low-level job in which an employee may gain experience or skills.
This year's college graduates have a limited choice of entry-level jobs.
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suitable for or affordable by people buying or entering the market for the first time.
These less expensive entry-level homes sell quite well.
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relatively simple in design, limited in capability, and low in cost.
entry-level home computers and word processors.
adjective
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(of a job or worker) at the most elementary level in a career structure
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(of a product) characterized by being at the most appropriate level for use by a beginner
an entry-level camera
Example Sentences
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Entry level IRS employees in Kansas City make $15 an hour.
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2022
Entry level mailroom assistants have been paid the minimum wage, which in Los Angeles is $14.25 an hour.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2019
Entry level work in government To get going in your criminology career, you may first want to apply for government jobs.
From Encyclopedia.com • Jun. 26, 2018
Entry level salaries are comparatively good and they don't need to join the millions of Filipinos who have moved abroad in search of bigger pay cheques.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2017
Entry level: you are aware there is a musician and public figure “Beyoncé” Lemonade is Beyoncé’s sixth album: 12 tracks, accompanied by an hour-long film, which premiered in the United States on Saturday on HBO.
From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2016
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