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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Top cheap internet service providers in Springfield, MO These providers are ranked from cheapest to most expensive based on their entry-level plan pricing. Kara McGinley, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025 Reports suggest the Nissan Versa is being double-teamed by low profit margins and a withering demand for entry-level sedans. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 The price for an entry-level PlayStation 5 Digital Edition will increase from $450 to $500, and a PlayStation 5 with a disc drive is going up to $550 from $500. Kif Leswing, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025 Legato explains that this process, where an artist sketches over a scene frame by frame, used to take hundreds of hours and was reserved for entry-level animators. Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entry-level

Word History

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 29 Aug. 2025.

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