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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Starting with the 2015 pre-fall season, Max Mara has staged runway shows in New York, London, Shanghai, Reggio Emilia — where it is headquartered — and Berlin. Luisa Zargani, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024 Since its inception in 1971, Starbucks, which is 125th on the Fortune 500, has been headquartered near its original Pike Place store in Seattle. Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024 Nancy was headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, for a few months, working on Gene McNary’s campaign for the U.S. Senate against the incumbent, Thomas Eagleton. Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024 The organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1877 and is the country’s first national humane organization committed to animals. Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024 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 23 Nov. 2024.

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