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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Deadline understands that there’s another meeting between Abrego and execs towards the middle of July where some of these options will be further scrutinized. Peter White, Deadline, 2 July 2026 There are some programs with a few guys who throw in the upper 90s, but the drop-off after that, multiple execs noted, is fairly stark. Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 1 July 2026 But the Moonbug exec argues that advertisers and others sometimes think of parents as a niche audience. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 The exec who needs to go has almost always been protected by the same culture producing the flat sales. Audrey Russo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for exec

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 4 Jul. 2026.

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