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

America’s tech companies are benefiting from the largest investment surge in history, according to the Bank of International Settlements — many of them headquartered on the West Coast. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Trema is headquartered in Recife, Mascaro’s home city and capital of Pernambuco state. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Almost every major Polish organization in the United States was headquartered here. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

The Travelers are owned by Diamond Baseball Holdings, a private equity company headquartered in California and New York that owns about a third of all minor league baseball teams. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 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