entry-level

adjective

en·​try-lev·​el ˈen-trē-ˌle-vəl How to pronounce entry-level (audio)
: of or being at the lowest level of a hierarchy
entry-level jobs

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One aspect the brand is heavily leaning into is value for money, particularly in the low four-figure price point where its entry-level models are. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025 The entry-level job market has been challenging, with limited opportunities and the threat that AI tools will automate their roles. Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025 During a pandemic that had stripped millions of their livelihoods, I was being offered an entry-level wage higher than what 90 percent of the formal workforce earned, all for disseminating misinformation. Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025 The entry-level tech job crisis and the Fed AI is beginning to automate some tasks usually done by an entry-level technology worker, possibly resulting in a structural shift in the technology industry’s labor market. Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entry-level

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First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of entry-level was in 1946

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“Entry-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entry-level. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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