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 Bed Bath & Beyond, led by women execs through its tumultuous decline, was liquidated, its brand sold to Overstock. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 June 2024 About 60% of its revenue comes from its outdoor beer garden, brewery exec Zach Fowle told CNN. Peter Green, Quartz, 1 June 2024 Vince McMahon, former WWE exec, under federal investigation: Sources A Justice Department lawyer who works in the Southern District of New York filed four items under seal in the civil case against McMahon brought by Grant. Luke Barr, ABC News, 30 May 2024 Emily in Paris, the series that real life Parisians hate and the rest of us hate to love, has followed Lily Collins’ American PR exec in the City of Love. Lucy Ford, TIME, 23 May 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 9 Jun. 2024.

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