Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

c-suite

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: c--suite
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The group of officers of a business organization who have the word chief in their titles.

noun

Senior headquarters executives: the chiefs and their immediate subordinates.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: CXO"
"THE customer is king. So some firms have started appointing chief customer officers (CCOs) to serve the king more attentively. These new additions to the (already crowded) C-suite are supposed to look at the business from the customer’s point of view."

Etymology

From C in chief + suite.

Inflected Forms

C-suites (plural)

Synonyms

C-level CXO

Questions

What does c-suite mean?: The group of officers of a business organization who have the word chief in their titles.
Where does c-suite come from?: From C in chief + suite.

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