headquarter

verb

head·​quar·​ter ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tər How to pronounce headquarter (audio)
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(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r)
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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

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The billionaire is founder and co-CEO of Elliott Management, an investment management first headquartered in Florida. Eric Lau, Washington Post, 25 June 2026 Iren, headquartered in Australia, was founded in 2018 by brothers Daniel and Williams Roberts. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026 Kalibrate is headquartered in Manchester, England, and operates in more than 70 countries. ABC News, 24 June 2026 Morgan Stanley, headquartered in New York City, currently operates offices worldwide, with offices in 42 countries and employing more than 80,000 people. Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for headquarter

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of headquarter was in 1838

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“Headquarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headquarter. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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