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headquarter

verb

head·​quar·​ter ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tər How to pronounce headquarter (audio)
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(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

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The coalition said that the legal action is designed to send a message that even online retailers headquartered abroad must follow local laws. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025 Steyer made his billions as the founder of Farallon Capital, a hedge fund headquartered in San Francisco. Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2025 The Eastern District is headquartered in Milwaukee and covers the eastern third of the state. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 Nov. 2025 The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, New York and London with offices worldwide. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Nov. 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 27 Nov. 2025.

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