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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Bell Laboratories was that research arm, and earlier, it had been headquartered on the West Side of Manhattan (in what’s now Westbeth) and then in Murray Hill, New Jersey. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2025 If the innovation sector is to fulfil its potential in areas such as quantum computing and AI while also keeping success stories headquartered in the U.K,, more domestic finance providers will be required. Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 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, Oplinger said. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025 Since the election, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, which is headquartered in San Francisco, has received orders for about nine million cards, more than in the previous 17 years combined. Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 23 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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