headquarter

[ hed-kwawr-ter, -kwaw- ]

/ ˈhɛdˌkwɔr tər, -ˌkwɔ- /

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verb (used with object)

to situate in headquarters.

verb (used without object)

to establish one's headquarters.

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Origin of headquarter

Back formation from headquarters

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How to use headquarter in a sentence

With Onit headquartered in Houston and McCarthyFinch in New Zealand the negotiations and meetings all happened on Zoom.
Onit acquires legal startup McCarthyFinch to inject AI into legal workflows|Ron Miller|November 20, 2020|TechCrunch
The deal would create a new TikTok Global company headquartered in the United States, with Walmart and Oracle as investors, according to the companies.
TikTok sale deadline is Thursday, but a proposed deal hasn’t moved forward|Rachel Lerman, Jeanne Whalen|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
The Pune-headquartered startup’s Series E financing round was led by private equity firms Investcorp, Norwest Venture Partners and Gaja Capital, the five-year-old startup said.
Indian logistics startup Xpressbees raises $110 million|Manish Singh|November 9, 2020|TechCrunch
The Bilbao headquartered fund has been operating since late 2017, run by co-directors Hugo Fernández-Mardomingo and Diego Recondo.
Spain’s All Iron Ventures closes €66.5M first fund|Natasha Lomas|November 6, 2020|TechCrunch

While US courts examine the validity of the bans, TikTok is exploring a deal to spin off its US operations into a US-headquartered company.
The apps and websites offering a window into China|Jane Li|October 25, 2020|Quartz
The two carriers are headquartered in Kuala Lumpur but have vastly different profiles and operating philosophies.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was headquartered in Stanleyville, in a tall corner building that still stands in the decrepit, yet lively, downtown.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
(Note: The Daily Beast is headquartered in the Frank Gehry designed IAC building in New York City).
Frank Gehry Is Architecture’s Mad Genius|Sarah Moroz|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Venetian police force is headquartered in the former convent, Santa Zaccaria, another site that has seen more exciting days.
The Venetian Nuns Who Ditched Their Habits for High Fashion|Liza Foreman|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She too has joined a cult of sorts, only this one is headquartered, rather uneasily, right there in Mapleton.
‘The Leftovers’ Review: A Fever Dream You Can’t Wake Up From|Andrew Romano|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the week following, several cattle men headquartered here and at Grandaddy's.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
And you were headquartered at the naval air station at Atsugi, Japan?
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I headquartered there for several months and panned out some dust.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney

British Dictionary definitions for headquarter

headquarter

/ (ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtə) /

verb

informal, mainly US to place in or establish as headquarters

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