1An act of going or coming in.

1. 1.1 A place of entrance, such as a door or lobby.
   the entry to a block of flats

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Hospitality begins at the front door - with an entry that greets as warmly as a hug or a hearty handshake.
   • Acting as the conduit between the city and the symphony, the entry lobby bustles with energy day and night.
   • Add an attractive storm door to protect the entry door and keep heat inside in the winter, and bugs out in the summer.
   • Jon and I had only walked a few feet through the doors into the entry hall before they bombarded us.
   • The glass will trap too much heat against the entry door and possibly damage it.
   • There was a little sign screwed into the wall by the entry door that marked it out as a Parisian hotel of character.
   • This door was opposite the entry door and was smaller.
   • The floor to ceiling front windshield serves as the primary entry and exit door.
   • The end of the pass was no more glamorous than the entry, a red door that opened to an iron ladder.
   • They tucked their shoes under the bench and walked to the entry that led onto the rink.
   • The fire started just inside the entry door to the basement, which was being used as a storage and workshop area.
   • Suddenly she saw the doors around the passenger entry closed up, and took note of the country it was going to.
   • Treading down the hallway from the bedroom, anxious to see what food might be available to me, I halted as a thudding came from the entry door to the apartment.
   • The master appeared at the foot of the two wood steps that led up to the entry of her home.
   • When the door covers the entry, the office and library can be accessed simultaneously.
   • Sure enough ten minutes later they came through the door when Luke stopped at the entry of the door and all the boys were knocked over… like the domino effect.
   • The first elevator required modifying an existing entry door with a limestone surround.
   • Maybe she would go away after a while, but all the same he had to go upstairs and past the kiosk and the bar if he wanted to get to the entry doors.
   • The living room melted into a study with the same hard wood floors by an elegant arched doorway directly opposite the entry door.
   • Lush cottage-style gardens encircle the structure, and a small brick walkway leads to the front door from the arbor entry.
   • On my refusing to marry the couple they went off in a vicious manner, throwing a large stone against the entry door.
   • Extending along the northern portion of the library is a glass-enclosed entry that leads the visitor up a gradual slope that enhances a spiritual feeling.
   • From his hiding place behind the entry door, he could easily see the storage tanks that the toxins were being stored in.
   • He placed a hand on his side and stared at the small entry that led to the kitchen quarters.

   Synonyms

   entrance, way in, means of entry/access, ingress, access, approach

   door, doorway, portal, gate, gateway

   drive, driveway, passageway, gangway

   entrance hall, foyer, lobby, porch, concourse, threshold

   North American entryway
2. 1.2dialect A passage between buildings.
3. 1.3mass noun The right, means, or opportunity to enter a place or be a member of something.
   people seeking entry to Australia

   Example sentencesExamples

   • In seeking entry to Australia family members must also demonstrate good character, even if they have no desire to come to Australia themselves.
   • I have the right to stamp Thai entry visas and therefore relieve Bulgarian citizens who used to have to go to Bucharest to get stamps from the embassy there.
   • The Liquor License Act states that bar staff and security have the right to refuse entry to anyone.
   • The Australian government is technically within its rights to refuse entry, but is caught between an electoral rock and a humanitarian hard place.
   • Citizens of countries who do not require a visa to enter Bulgaria should get 90-day visas upon entry.
   • If a landowner refuses entry, the operator can begin condemnation proceedings.
   • Security guards, at this point, refused entry to the public, saying they had just heard that there was an emergency in the court.
   • He was also a hardened anti-communist who simultaneously refused entry to mainly left-wing refugees from the Franco fascist dictatorship in Spain.
   • These are known as ‘on-entry’ cases, because they are seeking entry but have not entered.
   • Individuals, when recognised as travellers, are sometimes arbitrarily refused entry or access to public places and services.
   • Citizens of specific countries are restricted travel due to their national origins and are routinely denied entry visas to western nations.
   • To shield you even more by refusing you entry or hospitality would deny your critics even the small opportunity to make their point.
   • She said that the decision to deny entry to members of the public was due to issues of ‘public liability insurance’ and a general need for tight security at any facility.
   • SIR - Keighley Town Council has had eighteen ‘confidential’ meetings, where the press and public were refused entry.

   Synonyms

   admission, admittance, entrance, access, ingress, entrée, permission to enter, right of entry, the opportunity to enter
4. 1.4mass noun The action of entering something.
   more young people are postponing their entry into full-time work

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He was now eligible for entry to the famed Japanese group!
   • A permanent league, in which its members would be guaranteed entry regardless of domestic standings, is clearly its aim.
   • Many of them had not undertaken even the leaving certificate or the academic entry qualifications necessary to enter university.
   • In other words, it is perfectly legal to seek access to the onshore humanitarian programme, even if entry is unauthorised.
   • It's a club, which by definition, allows entry only for its members, at a cost, for its services.
   • A total of 263 patients who were thought to be eligible for trial entry consented to take part.
   • More men than women who were eligible for entry into the study declined to be enrolled because of a concern about prosecution for driving under the influence.
   • Patients were eligible for entry to the study if they requested an appointment the same day and were able to come to the experimental session.
   • One successful approach to Sweden's problems led to its entry into the European Union in 1995, which had been approved by a referendum in 1994.
   • It is said that around 40 people, mainly middle-aged, attend the club and entry is restricted to members only.
   • Ireland had benefited more than any other state from the EU and other countries seeking entry should not be denied the same opportunity.
   • General practitioners referred 627 depressed patients, of whom 464 were eligible for entry into the study.
   • Artists will only be eligible for entry into the chart if they have never been in the UK album chart before.
   • It will also have powers to carry out relevant research and advise the Education Minister on standards for entry to teacher training programmes.
   • If you are not on the register you may be eligible to apply for entry on the supplement to the register.
   • Workers Club members will gain free entry to the course.
   • All applicants must complete a test of general cognitive ability and achieve a pre-established minimum score to be considered eligible for entry into the CF.
   • All graduates of honours Bachelor degree programmes would be eligible to apply for entry to medical education.
5. 1.5Music The point at which a particular performer in an ensemble starts or resumes playing or singing.
   a fluffed entry

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Nothing, until the fugal entries of the main theme in the winds, really takes off.
   • Every now and then a graceful movement of his left arm through the air preceded his entry into the music, as though he were offering a cue to an imaginary force.
   • King opts for slower tempos than expected, illuminating every stately arpeggio in the opening instrumental prelude until the explosive entry of the voices.
   • He proves a match for the orchestral mass, with a magisterial entry and huge singing tone.
   • The concerto soloist, a distinguished cellist, made an incorrect entry, and there was some untidy wind playing.
6. 1.6Bridge A card providing an opportunity to transfer the lead to a particular hand.
   the diamonds are still not established, so South must gamble on finding an extra entry to the dummy
7. 1.7Law mass noun The action of taking up the legal right to property.
   Example sentencesExamples

   • They agreed to do certain things, then there was a lease, and there was entry into possession.
   • The remedies of entry into possession and the appointment of a receiver do not bring the mortgage to an end but are generally interim remedies used primarily to protect the security.

2An item written or printed in a diary, list, account book, or reference book.

1. 2.1mass noun The action of recording an item in a diary, list, etc.
   sophisticated features to help ensure accurate data entry

   Example sentencesExamples

   • A Web-based interface was developed and is being used for data entry of surrogate records from multiple locations.
   • A grand jury has indicted him on seven charges in total, including bank fraud, false entry in bank records, and aiding and abetting.
   • Cashing a check can take up to 45 minutes because of the multiple book entries, checks, and rechecks that a battery of clerks perform manually.

   Synonyms

   recording, noting, filing, registering, archiving, logging, taking down, setting down, documenting, documentation, capture

3A person or thing competing in a race or competition.

1. 3.1in singular The number of competitors in a particular race or competition.
   another large international entry is anticipated for this year's event

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The previous record entry, in 2002, was 821 crews.
   • A huge entry is anticipated, giving a lot of entertainment free on the streets of Swinford.
   • The organisers are hoping to swell the entry with first-time competitors.
   • A total entry of 34 competitors played in the competition and the adults probably learned a few tips about the finer points of the game.
   • The event attracts a large entry of international teams, including South Africa, the reigning champions, New Zealand, Canada, Zimbabwe, and Japan.
   • Due to the mammoth entry the competitors were allowed a massive seven and a half hours to complete the two laps of 16 sections, as queuing at sections became very much the order of the day.
   • A big entry is anticipated this year and the fact that the parade will fall on a Sunday should add to its success.
   • A picnic atmosphere prevailed and thankfully everything ran like clockwork, even with a huge entry of over 200 competitors.
2. 3.2mass noun The action of participating in a race or competition.
   entry is open to people of all ages

   as modifier the entry fee is only £6 per team

   Example sentencesExamples

   • There is no entry fee but participants are asked to fill a sponsorship card.
   • The grants are supposed to pay for ‘sports costs’, such as coaching, competition entry fees, travelling, sports medicine and equipment.
   • One of the criteria for entry was that eligible projects should be ‘executed work’.
   • Anyone can submit a nomination for the Awards and any Asian woman is eligible for entry.
   • It is known to his friends that the competition entry fee is all spent on prizes.
   • Indeed, most business competitions have no entry fee, though there are a handful that cost more than $200.
   • There is no entry fee for the competition and judging will take place between July 1 and August 31.
   • The closing date for drama is Saturday, February 14 and the dance competitions are open for entry on the day.
   • The competition entry fee is £1.50 in addition to normal phone charge, and entrants can send up to 20 text messages on any one number.
   • The entry fee for the competition is £50 of which £35 will be returned on fulfilment of all fixtures.
   • A fee of $100 is being levied to cover race expenses, entry fee and trophies.
   • Films of all durations and genres are eligible for entry, as long as they are shot or post produced on the digital format.
   • His racing team pays for his bike, his race entry fees and his traveling expenses.
   • The entry fee for a competition shouldn't buy a dancer a gold or platinum medal; the talent has to justify the award.
   • Indeed, in the case just postulated, product differentiation would be an open invitation to entry and to competition.
   • The award is worth E30,000 and includes a week at a major European Rally School, a free competition licence, free entry fees and free road insurance for a year.
   • Any youngster under the age of 18 on July 1, 2003, is eligible and there is no entry fee for this competition.
   • I understand that people need to be compensated to jury these competitions, which is why we have entry fees.
   • The same rules apply to the Junior Competition and entry fees of £5 per team member must be paid before the competition begins.
   • All you need to do is download the pdf's and send in an entry form, entry fee and participation agreement.

4The forward part of a ship's hull below the waterline, considered in terms of breadth or narrowness.