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

Recent Examples on the Web Intel, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, currently ranks as Arizona's 11th-largest nongovernmental employer, with 13,000 employees as of last year's Repubic 100 special report. The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024 Karat, headquartered in Seattle, conducts virtual job interviews for companies including American Express, Citi, and Walmart using a network of freelance software engineers who hold interviews for that position. Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024 Mountain America Credit Union, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024 Benzinga is a financial news and data company headquartered in Detroit. Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024 Who owns the pipeline? Enbridge Energy, headquartered in Calgary, Canada, owns the Line 5 oil pipeline, which has been in operation since 1953. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024 Novo Nordisk already helped Denmark, where it is headquartered, avoid a GDP contraction last year. Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024 The conference, free to attend and welcome to all, is the largest and most ambitious event in the history of the Robert Frost Society, which is now headquartered at San Diego Central Library. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024 Michigan property tax bills will go up again significantly in 2024, thanks to inflation More:Regulators want to slash credit card late fees to $8 from $32 average Benzinga is a financial news and data company headquartered in Detroit. Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

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