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
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For the consultancy's 2026 AI Jobs Barometer, external, it analysed 2.4 million entry-level jobs in the US.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The steep hybrid premium on the entry-level model will put it out of reach of the very buyers who need it most: wage-earning parents being eaten alive by fuel costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
It’s a high-end machine, starting at $2,899—$900 more than the latest entry-level MacBook Pro—and aimed at a niche group of superusers willing to pay top dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
"I'd love to have a hybrid car but even an entry-level used car is too expensive."
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
When I called around to various economists in the summer of 2000 and complained about the inadequacy of the wages available to entry-level workers, this was their first response: “But wages are going up!”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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