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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John Burnham and Lawrence Kopeikin will exec produce. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026 The exec also pointed out YouTube was working with ratings company Mediametrie in several countries, including France. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 By the late ’30s, both movie audiences and studio execs weren’t much interested in Fetchit. Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 The Return demonstrates that the group anticipated and debated some of those same concerns in songwriting sessions and meetings with company execs at Big Hit Music and HYBE. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026 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 27 Mar. 2026.

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