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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In 2024, Wasserman bought Dan Levitt’s Long Haul Management, and the exec has since orchestrated a groundbreaking deal where MMG, the top Madden and NCAA football gamer, became the first YouTuber to formally partner with the NFL. Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025 On the first day of the conference, execs of lifestyle companies Zumba and BRESH spoke at length about becoming global tastemakers and go-to promotional vehicles for artists. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025 Williams and Hecht exec produce Rabbit Hole. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025 Many tech execs don’t know much about power and should spend some time with the big utility CEOs to get a better handle on the problems on both sides of the equation. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 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 26 Oct. 2025.

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