headquarter

verb

head·​quar·​ter ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tər 

-ˌkȯr-, 

(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r), 

-ˈkȯr-

headquartered; headquartering; headquarters

transitive verb

: to place in headquarters

… separated the players from their wives, headquartering them in a separate hotel …

—Jeff Duncan

intransitive verb

: to make one's headquarters

decided to headquarter in Seattle

Examples of headquarter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fabbrica, officials said, is an indirect subsidiary of a global construction company headquartered in Italy. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Of the world’s 100 most valuable high-tech companies, only two are headquartered within the EU. — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

The company continues to be headquartered in Mumbai, with an office in Bologna, Italy — and a team of over 50 designers and over 1,400 artisans, some with a lineage of craftspeople going back as far as 13 generations. — CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

More on the organizations in the Charlotte lawsuit Founded in 1933 and headquartered in the Durham-Chapel Hill area, Blue Cross NC is affiliated with the national Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. — Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for headquarter

• colporteur
• exporter
• importer
• reporter
• supporter
• transporter
• mortar
• quarter
• shorter
• sorter