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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These execs sell them one clear vision. Alexandra Ebert, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025 Cowell exec produces alongside James Gay Rees, Paul Martin, Warren Smith and Cassie Bennet. Peter White, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025 With the backdrop of the bidding war, the WBD board last week amended the employment agreements of Zaslav (and other top WBD execs) to guarantee their stock options will remain valid in the event of a sale. Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025 An exec was dismissed after scolding a contestant, while a judge later left. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 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 Nov. 2025.

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