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entry

entry

241 2.1
A written note in a book or list
  • noun
  • /ˈɛntri/
: 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
84 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 account
vsentry
8 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
written record
vsentry
8 3.4

A document that keeps proof of facts or events

is one part recorded inside such documents rather than the whole document
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
13 4.4

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

8 2.1

Putting information into a computer using a keyboard or mouse

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

double entry
  • Specialized
2 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

accounting entry
  • Specialized
1 3.2

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

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

single entry
  • Specialized
1 6.7

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

point of entry
  • Specialized
1 6.0

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

ledger entry
  • Specialized
1 5.2

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

1 6.8

Permission by law to go into or take control of property

1 6.1

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

adjusting entry
  • Specialized
1 7.5

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

credit entry
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A record that shows money added to an account

entry word
  • Jargon
1 4.7

The main word shown as the heading in a dictionary

bill of entry
  • Indian
6.4

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

debit entry
  • Specialized
5.1

An account record that shows money someone owes or spends

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

9.9

An owner may take back property if someone breaks an agreement

How Detailed

report
∞ 1.3
article
  • Literature
∞ 1.0
record
∞ 2.5
entry
241 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.