exec

noun

ex·​ec ig-ˈzek How to pronounce exec (audio)
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Examples of exec in a Sentence

a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches
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Putting more wind in the film’s sails, Domhnall Gleeson (The Paper), who voices the film, has officially come on as an exec producer. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026 Marketecture Media, a business-to-business podcasting, content, community and events firm covering advertising and marketing, announced $1 million in funding from top industry execs. Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026 The Masked Singer execs couldn't help themselves here. Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026 In Die Hard, Hart Bochner played Nakatomi exec Harry Ellis, who attempts to play it cool with Gruber, offering McClane as a bargaining chip to save his own life. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 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 9 Jan. 2026.

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