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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Having been named the creative director of Gap and chief creative office of Old Navy in February 2024, Posen now splits his time between New York City and San Francisco, where Gap is headquartered. Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025 The Ukrainian weapons developer is headquartered in Kyiv. David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025 The justices, both conservative and liberal, said Congress was concerned about the threat to national security because TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, is headquartered in China. Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025 Major studios, many of which are headquartered or have large footprints in the Southland, have mobilized with multimillion dollar donations. Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 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 29 Jan. 2025.

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