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entry

entry

196 2.1
A written note in a book or list
  • noun
  • /ˈɛntri/
translation icon : entrada
  • You can find my favorite recipe in the first entry of my cookbook.
  • diary entry
  • journal entry
  • double-entry

There's a box that says this is an entry about the moon.

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Examples

  • Her journal entry reflected on the challenges she faced during the year.

  • The diary entry from last week details my trip to the mountains.

  • Read the most recent entry in your Notes app.

  • Here we have entry number 1.

  • Toward the end of the journal, I came across an entry that caught my attention.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I came across the entry from where I wrote Malaya.

  • Ms. Randolf showed her students a sample blog entry with several comments.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Today's new diary entry reads Pasta with Sauce.

  • Woolf coined the phrase "frock consciousness" in a diary entry dated April 27, 1925.

    Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

record
vsentry
2.5

A paper or file that gives information about past events

is a single written item kept within those documents or collections
listing
vsentry
134 2.3

A printed or online list of items for people to look at

is a single recorded item within such lists, books, or databases
written record
vsentry
5 3.4

A document that keeps proof of facts or events

is one part recorded inside such documents rather than the whole document
written account
vsentry
1 3.2

A paper that describes events so people can read about them later

is a shorter individual item inside such accounts rather than the whole narrative
1 2.6

An item in a dictionary that shows a word's meaning, how to say it, and how to use it

is the broad record item found in many kinds of books or databases
lexical entry
vsentry
  • Specialized
6.7

An item in a dictionary that shows a word's meaning, sound, and use

is the general item type used across books, lists, diaries, and databases

Compounds

port of entry
  • Formal
14 4.4

A place like an airport or seaport where officers check people and goods entering a country

barrier to entry
  • Specialized
7 6.0

Something that makes it hard for new businesses to enter a market

An official place like an airport where people or goods enter a country and have customs and immigration checks

5 2.1

Putting information into a computer using a keyboard or mouse

double entry
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A bookkeeping system that records every transaction as a debit in one account and a credit in another

1 5.1

A bookkeeping system that records each transaction twice to keep accounts balanced

point of entry
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A weak spot in a computer system where attackers can get in

An item in a dictionary that shows a word's meaning, how to say it, and how to use it

accounting entry
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A record in a company's books that shows money going in or out

bill of entry
  • Indian
6.4

An official paper that lists goods coming into or leaving a country for customs

credit entry
  • Specialized
5.4

A record that shows money added to an account

debit entry
  • Specialized
5.1

An account record that shows money someone owes or spends

entry word
  • Jargon
4.7

The main word shown as the heading in a dictionary

adjusting entry
  • Specialized
7.5

An entry made at the end of a period to record income or costs for that period

ledger entry
  • Specialized
5.2

A written record in a company's books that shows one financial transaction

lexical entry
  • Specialized
6.7

An item in a dictionary that shows a word's meaning, sound, and use

6.0

The word shown at the top of a dictionary page to find information

6.8

Permission by law to go into or take control of property

9.9

An owner may take back property if someone breaks an agreement

single entry
  • Specialized
6.7

A simple bookkeeping method that records only one side of each transaction

6.1

A simple way for small businesses to record each money transaction once

How Detailed

report
1.3
article
  • Literature
1.0
record
2.5
entry
196 2.1
note
1.0

Surface Forms

entry singular
entries plural

Morphology

entry = enter (transparent) = enter + y

The meaning is directly derived from 'enter' with the suffix '-y' indicating a noun form.

Etymology

Entry also means a line you write in a book because it comes from enter and the idea of 'putting in', from Latin intrare 'to go into'. So a note or record in a ledger is called an entry because you 'put in' that information.