account executive

noun

: a business executive (as in an advertising agency) responsible for dealing with a client's account

Examples of account executive in a Sentence

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While last year’s most in-demand work-from-anywhere job postings were for account executive, content writer and data analyst roles, this year’s top three available roles are customer service manager, executive assistant and data scientist. Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 14 May 2025 SDRs and BDRs make around $67,000 annually, and can quickly progress up the ladder to other roles such as account executive, which makes $107,053. 2. Air Traffic Controller Air traffic controllers ensure the safe movement of aircraft in the air and on the ground. Rachel Wells, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 Try giving your account executives varied contract lengths, renewal terms or discount mechanisms to see which approaches drive the best results. Amit Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 One account executive role at CVS Health pays up to $145,000 per year. Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for account executive

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of account executive was in 1931

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“Account executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/account%20executive. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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