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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Not About Replacement—About Realization Some CEOs claim AI could eliminate a big chunk of all entry-level white-collar roles. Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 Earlier this month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that the technology can already perform the tasks equal to that of an entry-level employee. Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 June 2025 Buffalo inked Samuelsson, a 22-year-old with only 54 games of NHL experience at the time, to a seven-year, $30 million extension a full season before his entry-level contract was set to expire. Harman Dayal, New York Times, 19 June 2025 The result is a computer with many of the compromises of an entry-level system, but without a matching entry-level price tag. ArsTechnica, 18 June 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 25 Jun. 2025.

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