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 Quaid as the repulsive TV exec Harvey declares at one point in the trailer, mirroring the unrealistic real-life demands on aging women in Hollywood, where extreme measures like plastic surgery are used as last-ditch efforts to remain in work. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024 At the Black Women in Business dinner at the Four Seasons, women execs from Uber, Disney and Visa lined up to get their headshots taken before Serena Williams was honored with the Investor of the Year award. Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 10 July 2024 Former marketing chief and current fellow Phil Schiller was rumored to be the frontrunner, but plans to have any Apple exec join the board have now been scuttled, the FT says. Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 10 July 2024 His core team is former MCA exec Louis Newman, former WSOC promo director and Records exec Chele Fassig; Gwen Foster, who worked for Stone Country Records, and former Sony execs RG Jones and Brent Battles. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 9 July 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 26 Jul. 2024.

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