Entry | Mean of entry in English Dictionary

/ˈɛntri/

• Noun
• the act of entering something
1. His parents tried to make his entry into school life as smooth as possible.
2. His friends were surprised by his entry into politics.
3. The thieves gained entry [=they entered] through a back window.
• the right to enter something
1. He was able to gain entry [=entrance, admission] to an exclusive club.
2. She was denied entry into the courtroom.
3. students competing for entry into the college
4. The sign read “No Entry.” [=“do not enter”]
5. an entry fee/form
• a place for entering something
1. He hung up his hat in the entry. [=entryway]
2. the south entry [=entrance] of the church

• the act of entering something in a book, list, etc.
1. The word is not common enough for entry in the dictionary.
2. She was hired to do data entry. [=to enter data on a computer]
• something that is entered in a book, list, etc.
1. dictionary entries
2. a diary entry
3. a database entry
• a person or thing that is entered in a contest
1. Her pie was the winning entry in the baking competition.
2. The race has attracted a record number of entries.
• the number of people or things entered in a contest
1. The race has attracted a record entry.