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 The company is currently headquartered in Hawthorne but, according to Musk, those offices are bound for Texas. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 That arrest followed a more baffling incident that happened in 2022, just six weeks after Tyson’s CFO appointment, when he was found asleep in a stranger’s bed in Fayetteville, Ark., the town next to Springdale, Ark., where Tyson Foods is headquartered. Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024 State of play: Founding members are U.S. firms or domestic subsidiaries of companies headquartered in allied countries. Ben Geman, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024 The telecom company is headquartered in San Diego and had long been a fixture in the city’s sports. Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for headquarter 

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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 19 Aug. 2024.

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