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

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The lawsuit accuses the company headquartered in San Diego of violating the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Julie Watson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025 Retirement Clearinghouse, headquartered south of Charlotte Douglas International Airport, failed to meet the requirements to receive payments from a state program called the Job Development Investment Grant, Economic Investment Committee officials said during Tuesday’s regular meeting in Raleigh. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025 Formed in 2019 and headquartered in Washington D.C., SBANA brings together sake breweries, distributors, retailers, rice farmers, governments agencies and enthusiasts as the oldest, largest sake trade association outside of Japan. Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 Though Alcoa is headquartered in Pittsburgh, a significant share of Alcoa’s aluminum production is located in Canada and then shipped to the US, William Oplinger, CEO of Alcoa, said at an industry conference last month. David Goldman, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headquarter

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 19 Mar. 2025.

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