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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Fox execs, worried that cannibalism jokes would quickly become stale (and possibly made in poor taste), asked Bouchard to reconsider. Jason Maxey, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026 No chief exec in baseball had a worse offseason than Stearns. Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026 The longtime automotive exec, who returned to Volvo last year as its CEO, has overseen the Swedish brand's global expansion and push into electrification. Morgan Korn, ABC News, 1 May 2026 Donatella Versace Being one of Italy's most famous designers, Versace, 70, makes her appearance after the story's action takes us to Milan, where she's seen lunching with Blunt's Chanel exec Emily. Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 May 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 4 May. 2026.

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