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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The one-day event will host 200 Israeli execs, producers and creators alongside professionals from the global TV biz. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 May 2025 Nadella was named chairman in 2021, replacing veteran tech exec and investor John Thompson, who had assumed the role from Microsoft’s billionaire cofounder Bill Gates in 2014. Matt Durot, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 The footwear exec cut his teeth in the business while studying retail marketing management in Leeds, U.K. and received an early education in streetwear and brand curation at the men’s retailer Hip, also in Leeds. Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 19 May 2025 The former record exec, currently worth at least $8.7 billion, founded three labels — Asylum Records, Geffen Records and DGC Records — and co-founded the DreamWorks SKG film studio. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for exec

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 24 May. 2025.

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