headquarter

verb

head·​quar·​ter ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tər How to pronounce headquarter (audio)
-ˌkȯr-,
(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r),
-ˈkȯr-
headquartered; headquartering; headquarters

intransitive verb

: to make one's headquarters

Examples of headquarter in a Sentence

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Olive Garden, which opened in 1982 and is headquartered in Orlando, operates roughly 900 restaurants nationwide. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025 The social media company, which was headquartered in San Francisco but moved last year to Texas, and xAI didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025 The artisan jewelry store, with locations across the state, is headquartered in Kerrville, a few miles downriver. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 July 2025 The nonprofit, headquartered in a building next door, was registered in 2001 and purchased the Duveneck home in 2013 for $71,000, according to Kenton County property records. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 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 18 Jul. 2025.

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