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 contest winner, a radio exec from Kansas, was given a free Western hat from Nudie’s and tickets to a Sheppard concert. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024 She’s also written on Apple TV+’s sports drama Swagger and has set up a coming-of-age ROTC drama at Amazon, which Spike Lee will direct and exec produce. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024 Big companies pay millions for security services to protect top execs. Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024 So alongside other Walmart leaders like Walmart International chief Kath McLay these three women are execs to keep an eye on—through this holiday season and beyond. Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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