entry

[en-tree]

noun

plural

entries 

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.

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 Word Forms

• nonentry noun
• preentry noun

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

"You must permit the entry of humanitarian assistance to the civilian population. That is a principle of customary international law. You cannot use starvation. There are certain weapons you can never use."

From BBC

Despite this, she was denied entry and sent to isolation in the sports hall with at least 40 other students, the mother said.

From BBC

Monday’s release also included Epstein’s will, entries from his address book and the disgraced financier’s 2007 non-prosecution agreement signed by U.S.

From Salon

The most beautiful object in the room is a large clay vessel, just over two feet tall, commanding a spot right inside the entry.

From Los Angeles Times

It is this kind of research that gave Dan Brown his entry point.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• access 
• entrance 
• opening 
• passage 

When To Use

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.