entry meaning and definition

ENTRY noun

Definition of entry (noun)

1. an item inserted in a written record
2. the act of beginning something new
   • "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"
   • synonyms: debut, first appearance, introduction, launching, unveiling
3. a written record of a commercial transaction
   • synonyms: accounting entry, ledger 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?"
   • synonyms: submission
5. something that provides access (to get in or get out)
   • "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"
   • synonyms: entrance, entranceway, entree, entryway
6. the act of entering
   • "she made a grand entrance"
   • synonyms: entering, entrance, incoming, ingress