barrier to entry

== English == === Noun === barrier to entry (plural barriers to entry) (figurative, by extension) An impediment that prohibits the use, adoption, application, etc. of (something). (finance) A cost that must be incurred by a new entrant into a market, but which does not apply to incumbents. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see barrier,‎ to,‎ entry. ==== Translations ====