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

Brooklyn is also one of several franchises that have centralized video storage, search and distribution workflows through ScorePlay, a startup founded in France, headquartered in New York and growing in the NBA. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026

King Charles, 77, established the charity in 1990 to create communities where people, places and the planet can harmoniously coexist, and the organization is headquartered at the 300-year-old country home on a 2,000-acre estate. —Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026

The semi-truck manufacturer, headquartered in the Seattle area, expects to wrap up construction in late 2027. —Angela Palermo january 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026

The label, which was headquartered in a one-story house on a quiet residential street lined with mango trees, now records most artists working in the genre. —Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 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