exec

noun

ex·​ec ig-ˈzek How to pronounce exec (audio)

Examples of exec in a Sentence

a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches
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Cheers! Maggie McGrath Exclusive Forbes Profile: Why Betterment CEO Sarah Levy Isn’t Afraid Of Market Volatility Since the longtime Viacom exec took the reins in 2020, digital investing firm Betterment’s been on a buying spree, acquiring four companies over the course of five years. Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Also exec producing are Dani Gorin, Tom Ackerley, and Margot Robbie for LuckyChap, Colin McKenna, and Nicole Kassell, who directed the first two episodes. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025 Mimi is quiet and demure, and therefore quite malleable by music execs. Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025 But their vision of fusing pop with country was met with resistance from some label execs who argued country wasn’t popular in the Latin world. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exec

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of exec was in 1896

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“Exec.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exec. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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