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

The likelihood increases in older adults, according to the Divers Alert Network, an international nonprofit headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. —Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 9 Feb. 2026

The companies headquartered here are spending billions on technology. —Kevin J. Conlan, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026

The Haitian Bridge Alliance, headquartered in San Diego, is a community organization advocating for immigration policy and addressing issues specific to Black migrant communities, providing services and resources, as well as partnering with other organizations in service of similar work. —Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026

Trilogy is also headquartered in Vancouver and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 7 Feb. 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