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CFO

NOUN
captain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boss commander director executive leader officer operator owner pilot skipper
STRONG
CEO authority cap chieftain exec guide head skip top
WEAK
four-striper head honcho higher up number one top dog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
follower

Example Sentences

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Maxson isn’t the usual candidate for the CFO of a software and cloud services company like Oracle.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

ProCap Financial recently acquired CFO Silvia, an artificial-intelligence company focused on finance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Executives at WSJ’s CFO Council Summit say they are seeing efficiency and productivity gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Vaibhav Taneja, Tesla’s CFO, said in January that “nearly 70% were upfront purchases,” an option that was canceled the following month.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

The CFO will collect and divide the money.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller