Definition of Entry

Babylon English
entry
n. opening through which one enters, entrance; act of entering; record, information entered (in a book, list, etc.)

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Entry Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Entry
(n.)
The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure license to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods. See Enter, v. t., 8, and Entrance, n., 5.
  
(n.)
The actual taking possession of lands or tenements, by entering or setting foot on them.
  
(n.)
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.
  
(n.)
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.
  
(n.)
The act in addition to breaking essential to constitute the offense or burglary.
  
(n.)
That by which entrance is made; a passage leading into a house or other building, or to a room; a vestibule; an adit, as of a mine.
  
(n.)
A putting upon record in proper form and order.
  

WordNet 2.0
entry

Noun
1. an item inserted in a written record
(hypernym) written record, written account
(hyponym) lexical entry, dictionary entry
(derivation) record, enter, put down
2. the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"
(synonym) introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling
(hypernym) beginning, start, commencement
(hyponym) induction
3. a written record of a commercial transaction
(synonym) accounting entry, ledger entry
(hypernym) accounting, accounting system, method of accounting
(hyponym) adjusting entry
4. something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?"
(synonym) submission
(hypernym) message, content, subject matter, substance
(hyponym) filing
5. something that provides access (entry or exit); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"
(synonym) entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree
(hypernym) access, approach
(hyponym) arch, archway
(derivation) enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
6. the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance"
(synonym) entrance, entering, ingress, incoming
(hypernym) arrival
(hyponym) incursion
(derivation) enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into

hEnglish - advanced version
entry

entry
\en"try\ (?), n.; pl. entries (#). [oe. entree, entre, f. entrée, fr. entrer to enter. see enter, and cf. entrée.]
1. 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.
2. 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. a notary made an entry of this act.
3. that by which entrance is made; a passage leading into a house or other building, or to a room; a vestibule; an adit, as of a mine. a straight, long entry to the temple led.
4. (com.) the exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure license to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods. see enter, v. t., 8, and entrance, n., 5.
5. (law) (a) the actual taking possession of lands or tenements, by entering or setting foot on them. (b) a putting upon record in proper form and order. (c) the act in addition to breaking essential to constitute the offense or burglary.


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English Phonetics

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Cyntedd
Cyntedd = n. entry, porch



The 'Lectric Law Library
Entry
Any coming of an alien into the United States, from a foreign port or place or from an outlying possession, whether voluntarily or otherwise, except that an alien having a lawful permanent residence in the United States shall not be regarded as making an entry into the United States for the purposes of the immigration laws if the alien proves to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that his departure to a foreign port or place or to an outlying possession was not intended or reasonably to be expected by him or his presence in a foreign port or place or in an outlying possession was not voluntary: Provided, That no person whose departure from the United States was occasioned by deportation proceedings, extradition, or other legal process shall be held to be entitled to such exception. 8 U.S.C.

European Commission Glossary of Justice and home affairs
entry
Certain conditions must be met when immigrants wish to enter a country. Though EU Member States have their own immigration policy, the EU is promoting common standards in this area. (See Immigration)


Entry Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

2K Group Shipping, Trade, Insurance Dictionary
entry
A customs form used for the clearance of ships or merchandise.


Entry Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries

maritime&shipping&trade
ENTRY
A customs form used for the clearance of ships or merchandise.


Entry Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

american horse racing dictionary
entry
Two or more horses with common ownership (or in some cases trained by the same trainer) that are paired as a single betting unit in one race and/or are placed together by the racing secretary as part of a mutuel field. Rules on entries vary from state to state. Also known as a "coupled entry."

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Entry
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gambling
Entry
(Horse Racing): Is two or more horses linked together for betting purposes. This means both horses have the same owner.


Entry Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

Social Work in Canada
Entry
like intake, a community usually consults a community worker about its problem, and the social worker acknowledges and responds to the community's need, or is hired by someone to help.


Entry Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Entrance
Entrance generally refers to the place of entering like a gate or door, or the permission to do so.

Entrance may also refer to:


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