headquarter

verb

USHED-kwor-ter/ˈhɛdˌkwɔɹtɚ/UKhed-KWAW-tuh/ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtə/

Formsheadquarters, headquartering, headquartered

2 meanings of headquarter

1
verbUStransitive
To give a company or other group its main office, where its leaders work.
The owners headquartered their new company in a small town.
They wanted to headquarter the charity near the capital.
Similarbase, locate, station, house
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2
verbUSintransitive
To set up a main office in a certain place.
Like a family picking one house to live in and call home.
The company decided to headquarter in Denver.
The team headquartered near the airport for easy travel.
Similarlocate
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