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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Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, AWOL Vision has quickly established itself as a leading innovator in the audiovisual space. Matt Emma, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025 Micron, headquartered in Southeast Boise, is also on the index. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Dec. 2025 The Biden Justice Department was investigating Cuellar and his wife for accepting approximately $600,000 over seven years from an oil and gas company wholly owned and controlled by the government of Azerbaijan and a bank headquartered in Mexico City. Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025 Le-Tan and her partners were interested in bringing a league to Western audiences — Sukeban is headquartered out of New York, while the wrestlers are Tokyo-based. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 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 29 Dec. 2025.

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