entry-level
Americanadjective
-
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.
-
suitable for or affordable by people buying or entering the market for the first time.
These less expensive entry-level homes sell quite well.
-
relatively simple in design, limited in capability, and low in cost.
entry-level home computers and word processors.
adjective
-
(of a job or worker) at the most elementary level in a career structure
-
(of a product) characterized by being at the most appropriate level for use by a beginner
an entry-level camera
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A new Audi Q9 flagship SUV will soon be released in North America and Europe and the entry-level electric Audi A2 e-tron will launch in the fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
It means £238m a year will be reserved for the entry-level payment - known as the scheme's universal layer.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“These gains are entirely driven by high-intensity adopters with entry-level jobs rising by about 12%, suggesting that heavy AI investment is complementing workforce growth rather than replacing workers,” says Slok.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Auto makers have also reduced imports, and in some cases discontinued sales, of entry-level models because the tariff costs render them unaffordable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Before deciding to return to Maine as an entry-level worker, I downloaded the help-wanted ads from the Portland Press Herald's Web site, and my desktop wheezed from the strain.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
