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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The pair of execs were joined in cameo appearances by a veritable who’s who of Disney A-listers, including Marvel’s Kevin Feige, Pixar’s Pete Docter, The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau and Disney Imagineering chief Bruce Vaughn. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025 Most gamers assume that their money goes into a game publisher’s vault filled with money, where execs dive into mountains of gold coins and then use that money to develop new games. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 However, the originals were not delivering the payback YouTube execs anticipated via subscriptions. Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025 Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese on Building ‘Love’ and ‘Trust’ During Their 50-Year Friendship (Exclusive) 1980: Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer Hoffman took home the Best Actor Oscar in 1980 for his performance as N.Y.C. ad exec Ted Kramer in Kramer vs. Kramer. Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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