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entry level, n. and a.
Brit. |ˈɛntri ˌlɛv(ə)l|, U.S. |ˈɛntri ˈlɛv(ə)l|
[‹ entry n. + level n.]
A. n. The basic level at which a given activity, employment, etc., may be entered into; the level of attainment necessary for employment, admission to an academic course, etc.
1950Times 17 Oct. 2/5 Salaries incremental from quoted entry levels; generous supplementary allowances. 1975Business Week (Nexis) 24 Feb. 29 A few years ago dropouts could get jobs. Now they're in trouble, but there are jobs at the entry level for persons of skills. 1996Daily Tel. 28 Mar. 4/4 Entry Level: starting at 14, students should have the opportunity to begin studying the lowest levels of applied exams—like GNVQs—as well as GCSEs.
B. adj. Located at the bottom level of a (perh. implicit) scale or hierarchy.
1. Designating or relating to a job, academic course, etc., available to or suitable for those people with little relevant experience.
1955Industr. & Labor Relations Rev. 8 609/1 Promotion from within is used to fill virtually all except entry-level jobs, with seniority generally governing opportunities for promotion. 1981Guardian Weekly 22 Mar. 18 This demographic reality poses a big problem for employers like hotels and restaurants and fast-food chains who hire most of their workers at the entry-level wages of the federal minimum. 2002Chron. Higher Educ. (Electronic ed.) 29 Mar. All undergraduates at Temple must take a math course. For those whose skills are the most rudimentary, the university offers a series of entry-level courses.
2. Of a person: entering employment, etc., at the lowest level of a scale or hierarchy, suitable for those with little relevant experience. Also in extended use.
1963D. T. Stanley Professional Personnel for City of N.Y. viii. 250 Industry pays somewhat higher than government for entry-level chemists. 1995N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 Dec. 16 (advt.) A welcome addition to the shelves of old admirers and a chance for entry-level fans to sample the author's delights.
3. Of, relating to, or designating a product suitable for a beginner or first-time user or offering basic facilities. Also (in extended use): basic, rudimentary.
1974Times 26 Apr. 4/1 (advt.) Level 62 offers smaller systems to users who are outgrowing their entry level systems, and need growth into a multi-processing environment. 1988Connoisseur Sept. 160 The Tandy 102 ($499) is the latest version of a very popular entry-level laptop. 1994New Scientist 26 Nov. 49/3 Shipman's entry-level homilies about civility and tolerance in what she calls the scientific community might have been more convincing if she had acknowledged the absence of these very virtues from the popular racisms to which scientists have intermittently but persistently lent a spurious legitimacy. 2003Observer 12 Jan. i. 12/2 For the new frugal elite, out go the private jet,..the vintage Bentley,..and the Veuve Cliquot Grande Dame champagne. In come ‘air shares’,..‘entry level’ limousines,..and wines from the new world. |