entry

(ĕn'trē)
n., pl., -tries.

1. 1. The act or an instance of entering.
   2. The privilege or right of entering.
2. Sports. The act of entering the water in completing a dive.
3. A means or place by which to enter.
4. 1. The inclusion or insertion of an item, as in a record: made an entry in the ledger.
   2. An item entered in this way: a diary full of interesting entries.
5. 1. An entry word, as in a dictionary; a headword.
   2. A headword along with its related text.
6. One entered in a competition: received 400 entries for the poetry contest.

[Middle English entre, from Old French entree, from feminine past participle of entrer, to enter. See enter.]

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The input of an item or set of items at a terminal. See data entry.

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Recording of a transaction in the books of account, such as the receipt of cash in the cash receipts journal.

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noun

1. The act of entering: entrance¹, ingress. See enter/exit.
2. The right to enter or make use of: access, admission, admittance, entrance¹, entrée, ingress. See enter/exit.
3. An item inserted, as in a diary, register, or reference book: insertion, posting. See words.

n

Definition: introduction; permission to enter
Antonyms: blackballing, conclusion, refusal, rejection

n

Definition: person participating in competition; effort
Antonyms: fan, spectator

n

Definition: way in to a place
Antonyms: egress, exit

An entrance, small hall, or vestibule inside an exterior door.

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The act of making or entering a record; a setting down in writing of particulars; or that which is entered; an item. Generally synonymous with recording.

Passage leading into a house or other building or to a room; a vestibule.

The act of a merchant, trader, or other business-person in recording in his or her account books the facts and circumstances of a sale, loan, or other transaction. The books in which such memoranda are first (or originally) inscribed are called books of original entry, and are prima facie evidence for certain purposes.

In copyright law, depositing with the register of copyrights the printed title of a book, pamphlet, and so on, for the purpose of securing copyright on the same.

In immigration law, any coming of an alien into the United States, from a foreign part or place or from an outlying possession, whether voluntary or otherwise.

In criminal law, entry is the unlawful making of one's way into a dwelling or other house for the purpose of committing a crime therein. In cases of burglary, the least entry with the whole or any part of the body, hand, or foot, or with any instrument or weapon, introduced for the purpose of committing a felony, is sufficient to complete the offense.

In customs law, the entry of imported goods at the custom house consists in submitting them to the inspection of the revenue officers, together with a statement or description of such goods, and the original invoices of the same, for the purpose of estimating the duties to be paid thereon.

In real property law, the right or authority to assert one's possessory interest or ownership in a piece of land by going onto the land.

IN BRIEF: A way or passage for going in. Also: Each separate passage written down on a list or diary.

I prefer the sign NO ENTRY to the one that says NO EXIT. — Stanislaw Lec (1909-1966).

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For a list of words related to entry, see:

• Accounting - entry: recording of single item in account book or ledger

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - entré, indtrængen, forhal, entre, passage, notat, post, tilmelding, deltager, indsats, overtagelse, artikel, bidrag

Nederlands (Dutch)
ingang, binnenkomst, recht op toegang, trefwoord, aantekening, registratie, deelnemer, inzending, toetreding, post, inbezitneming (juridisch)

Français (French)
n. - entrée, adhésion, participation, portail, inscription (sur une liste), écriture (sur un livre de caisse), entrée (dans un dictionnaire), adresse, article (dans une encyclopédie), passation d'écriture (dans un livre comptable), (Naut) entrée (du journal de bord)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Eintragung, Eintritt, Einreise, Eindringen, Einfahrt, Auftritt, Eingang

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - είσοδος, εμφάνιση, λήμμα λεξικού, καταχώριση, εγγραφή (σε κατάστιχο κ.λπ.), (οικον.) λογιστική εγγραφή, συμμετοχή

Italiano (Italian)
voce, appunto, ingresso, invio, registrazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - entrada (f), item (m) de uma lista, registro (m)

Русский (Russian)
вход, въезд, вхождение, вступление, поступление, наступление, проникновение, запись, статья (словарная), заявка на участие, экспонат

Español (Spanish)
n. - entrada, apunte, anotación, nota, acceso, vestíbulo, recibidor, envío, ingreso, adhesión, afiliación, partida, asiento, puerta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - inträde, entré, tillträde, ingåg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
登录, 进入, 条目

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 登錄, 進入, 條目

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 입장, 입구, 등록, 참가자, 침입, 통관수속, 표제어

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 入ること, 入場, 出場, 参加, 加入, 入場権, 入り口, 参加者, 出品物, 記載事項, 記入, 登場, 記載

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مدخل, دخول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כניסה, פרט, רישום (בהנהח"ש)‬

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