Entry — Defs

01 n. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a person into a house…

pl. Entries ((#))

1.
The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a person into a house or city; the entry of a river into the sea; the entry of air into the blood; an entry upon an undertaking.
2.
The act of making or entering a record; a setting down in writing the particulars, as of a transaction; as, an entry of a sale; also, that which is entered; an item.
“A notary made an entry of this act.” — Bacon.
3.
That by which entrance is made; a passage leading into a house or other building, or to a room; a vestibule; an adit, as of a mine.
“A straight, long entry to the temple led.” — Dryden.
4.
The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure license to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods. See Enter, v. t., 8, and Entrance, n., 5.(Com.) See: Enter, Entrance
5.
The actual taking possession of lands or tenements, by entering or setting foot on them.(Law)

Phrases & compounds

Bill of entry — See under Bill.

Double entry — See Bookkeeping.

Entry clerk — a clerk who makes the original entries of transactions in a business.

Writ of entry — a writ issued for the purpose of obtaining possession of land from one who has unlawfully entered and continues in possession.