entry

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/ ˈɛn tri /

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noun, plural en·tries.

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.

vocabulary entry.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR entry

5 record, note, memo, jotting.

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Origin of entry

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-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM entry

non·en·try, noun, plural non·en·tries.pre·en·try, noun, plural pre·en·tries.

Words nearby entry

entrepreneurial, entresol, entropic, entropy, entrust, entry, entry blank, entryism, entry-level, entryway, entwine

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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)

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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

How to use entry in a sentence

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.
Popeyes’ new fish sandwich is a muted sequel to the chicken sandwich blockbuster of 2019|Emily Heil|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Yeun was drawn to how the film didn’t seek to define itself as any one thing, and lacked a barrier to entry.
For Steven Yeun, making a film about Midwestern immigrants wasn’t a political statement. It was an ‘exercise in humanity.’|Sonia Rao|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Unnatural acts’ in the headline above was a non-inking entry submitted by both Kevin Dopart and William Kennard.
Style Conversational Week 1423: Unnatural acts|Pat Myers|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
I then give you a pot of $100 to start the game, taken out of your entry fee.
Zen and the Art of Puzzle Solving|Pradeep Mutalik|February 10, 2021|Quanta Magazine

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.
Comedy Central Digital, VH1 and Johnson & Johnson top this year’s Digiday Video and TV Awards shortlist|Melissa Hayes|February 9, 2021|Digiday
An examination of some of the rumors surrounding the newest entry in the Star Wars canon.
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones)|Rich Goldstein|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
These “free” games display ads, often in obnoxious places, in lieu of the entry fee.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Before Fidel, when segregation was in full swing, the Cuban apartheid meant many clubs and parks still refused black Cubans entry.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His entry into the business of film making was as designer and writer of title cards for silent films.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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").
The Daily Beast Company LLC The New Alphas Sweepstakes Official Rules||December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Each entry on the vault record book shall be signed by the persons having access to the safe.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Bonaparte made his public entry into Milan under a triumphal arch.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He remembered Tony's words later: that another actor was expected with whose entry the piece would turn more real—turn tragic.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Jess looked past him and saw a female and a male figure crowding into the entry.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for entry

entry

/ (ˈɛntrɪ) /

noun plural -tries

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 collectivelya 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

English dialect a passage between the backs of two rows of terraced houses

Word Origin for entry

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

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What is an entry?

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