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

Today, the Ford Foundation is headquartered in New York, runs 10 offices overseas, and funds more than 2,300 grantees. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

The chain was founded by cousins Sawyer Hemsley and Jason McGowan in Utah in 2017 and remains headquartered there. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg has committed to remaining a California resident, or living wherever Meta is headquartered, for eight years, according to a company filing. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

The snack manufacturer is headquartered in New Jersey and employs between 51 and 200 people, according to its LinkedIn profile. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 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