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

Several engineers told me the reshuffle compounds a slow-motion pull of power from London, where DeepMind was founded, to Mountain View, where Google is headquartered. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

As early as 2018 until 2022, Schuster operated a real estate development firm headquartered in Manhattan called Silverback, focusing on high-end residential and mixed-use developments, according to a court document from prosecutors. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

Kalshi, Polymarket and Gemini are all headquartered in New York City. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Musk’s SpaceX and Starbase facilities are already headquartered in Texas, and the state is extending SpaceX a $30 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant to aid in its expansion. — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 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