barrier to entry
B2CEFR level
50/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister
An obstacle such as high cost or regulation that makes it difficult for new competitors to enter a market.
The licensing regime is a huge barrier to entry, which is exactly why margins in this sector stay high.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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