headquarter

verb

head·​quar·​ter ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tər How to pronounce headquarter (audio)
-ˌkȯr-,
(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r),
-ˈkȯr-
headquartered; headquartering; headquarters

intransitive verb

: to make one's headquarters

Examples of headquarter in a Sentence

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Base Power, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a virtual power plant and hardware company that provides battery backup to homeowners. Diana Olick, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025 Terman also convinced Bell Labs’ William Shockley, who co-invented the transistor, to move to the Park (after his company was originally headquartered in Mountain View). Mark Dent, HubSpot, 25 Apr. 2025 In March, the museum presented to the public six expansion designs submitted by six architectural firms which, themselves, were finalists culled from 182 entries from firms headquartered in 30 separate countries. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025 That's when an internship at NCR, a technology company headquartered just across the street from campus, changed everything. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025 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 4 May. 2025.

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