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 What is Fiserv, Inc., the namesake of Fiserv Forum? Fiserv, Inc., a global financial technology and services company headquartered in Milwaukee, holds the 25-year naming rights for Fiserv Forum. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 8 July 2024 Benzinga is a financial news and data company headquartered in Detroit. Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2024 Post-merger, the company has been jointly headquartered at offices in Weston and in Lowell, Mass., the original location of Kronos in the greater Boston area. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2024 And one of those three — Saint Francis Ministries, headquartered in Salina — had kids log 88 nights in April and May alone. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 5 July 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 15 Jul. 2024.

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