exec

noun

ex·​ec ig-ˈzek How to pronounce exec (audio)
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1
: executive officer
2
: executive

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a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches
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There’s an international spread, with acquisition execs mostly coming from Europe, but also first-time attendees from Brazil and South Korea are making the trip. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026 Candle True Stories is part of Candle Media, the media holding company co-founded by former Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 The exec ranking the Bengals 10th had Pittsburgh eighth, Jacksonville ninth and the Colts 11th. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Suddenly, execs were seeing solutions for how to excite the younger audiences who have come to seek entertainment options from content creators rather than cinemas. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 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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