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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Up next Next season’s All-Star weekend — Feb. 13-15, 2026 — will be headquartered at Intuit Dome, the Los Angeles Clippers’ new home in Inglewood, California. Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025 Musician Ben Folds stepped down as artistic adviser of the National Symphony Orchestra, which is headquartered at the center. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025 For example, in Indiana — which also voted Republican in 2024 — where pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly, Roche, Bayer, Pfizer, Novartis, and other drug companies are headquartered, the tariffs businesses in that state would pay weekly EU tariffs of $239 million. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025 This pedestrian firm, headquartered in the flyover state of Wisconsin, lacks the excitement of Silicon Valley outfits reinventing money. Hank Tucker, Forbes, 10 Feb. 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 1 Mar. 2025.

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