entry
/ˈɛntɹi/ noun
Forms entries entery
- noun The act of entering. “The wrestler's dramatic entry into the stadium was very impressive.”
- noun (uncountable) Permission to enter. “Children are allowed entry only if accompanied by an adult.”
- noun A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
- noun (law) The act of taking possession.
- noun (insurance) The start of an insurance contract.
- noun (Midlands) A passageway between terraced houses that provides a means of entering a back garden or yard.
- noun A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms.
- noun A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships.
Synonyms
access enter entrance admission ingang way in alley entrance hall article lemma lexeme record element introduction debut first appearance launching unveiling accounting entry ledger entry submission entranceway entryway entree entering ingress incoming
Antonyms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English entre, from Old French entree (feminine past participle of the verb entrer, Modern French entrée). From Latin intrō. Doublet of entrada and entrée.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a person into a house or city; the entry of a river into the sea; the entry of air into the blood; an entry upon an undertaking.
- noun The act of making or entering a record; a setting down in writing the particulars, as of a transaction; as, an entry of a sale; also, that which is entered; an item.
Etymology [OE. entree, entre, F. entrée, fr. entrer to enter. See Enter, and cf. Entrée.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “entry”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details