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
Recent Examples on the Web Moretz will exec produce alongside AYR Media’s Aliza Rosen, Steve Stark and Stacey Levin for Toluca Pictures, and Jackie Levine for Audible. Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024 Creator Erin Foster — on whose life the show is loosely based — will return as an exec producer alongside star Kristen Bell and Steve Levitan. Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2024 The veteran Hollywood exec will lead a team that includes Imax head of global distribution Craig Dehmel, head of Imax post-production Bruce Markoe and head of Imax documentaries John Turner. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024 As Bloomberg reported, Apple execs pitched Apple TV+ creators on a model that would base payment on how many people sign up to the service to watch their program. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exec 

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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 23 Oct. 2024.

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