entry barrier

collocation in English

meaningsofentryandbarrier

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entry
noun
uk
/ˈen.tri/
us
/ˈen.tri/
the act of entering a place or joining a particular society ...
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barrier
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbær.i.ər/
us
/ˈber.i.ɚ/
a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from ...
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(Definition ofentryandbarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofentry barrier

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The new regulation framework that was shaped by the 1996 act eliminated theentrybarrierfor companies to expand their business into new markets.
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This corner was still not ideal, as drivers ran wide despite the corner being wider and had to avoid the pitlaneentrybarrier.
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Education serves as perhaps the most important value and also the most dominantentrybarrierof the upper middle class.
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This design philosophy was decided on to lower the cost of building devices, and in turn lower theentrybarrierto becoming familiar with chorded keyboards.
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Technology has reduced the cost of publication and reduced theentrybarriersufficiently to allow for the production of widely disseminated materials by individuals or small groups.
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The fact that the initial capital is low indicates the lowentrybarrierto the business.
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The concept of anentrybarrierhelps capture this permeability.
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This new technology would create, at the beginning of the twentieth century, anentrybarrierfor less developed countries.
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On the other hand, it indicates that there is anentrybarrierfor other ethnic groups as they will face difficulty in benefiting from networking.
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