execute ex‧e‧cute [ˈekskjuːt] verb [transitive]
1. to do what is written in a contract, plan etc:
• The directors make the decisions but the managers have to execute them.
• UK companies with a proven management ability to execute a business plan
2. COMPUTING when a computer executes a program or command (= instruction ) , it makes the program or command work:
• To make it easier, you can create a shell script to execute the program and invoke that.
— execution noun [uncountable] :
• the solicitor's execution of the will
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execute UK US /ˈeksɪkjuːt/ verb
► [T] to do or perform something in a planned way: »
Local authority officials will check that the work is being executed according to the plans submitted.
»execute an agreement/a plan/a contract
► [T] IT to make a computer program or instruction work: »
execute a command/program
»The software translates programs from language a human can read and understand to language a computer can execute.
► [I] to be successful with your business plans: »
The company knows the local market and has a great ability to execute.
Financial and business terms. 2012.