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to headquarter

to headquarter

23 4.9
To base the main offices of an organization in a place
  • verb
  • /ˈhɛdˌkwɔrtər/
translation icon : tener su sede (en)
  • The company will headquarter its main operations in New York to be closer to its clients.
  • company headquartered
  • firm headquartered
  • group headquartered

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Examples

  • They're a big firm, got about a thousand lawyers headquartered in Seattle.

    Truth (2015)

  • A company headquartered in New York enters into a sales agreement with a company headquartered in Michigan.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Do you buy shares in a company headquartered in San Francisco?

  • It's now headquartered in Denmark and it's a huge company.

  • Half the members are developing countries, and 13 of the centers are headquartered in developing countries.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The EHO office is headquartered in the district council complex in the city of Esher.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The unit is headquartered at the ARS Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The initiative has resulted in the creation of the African Capacity Building Foundation, headquartered in Harare, Zimbabwe.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was formed in 1946 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Apex is a multinational distributor of electronic parts, headquartered in New York City (NYC).

    Academic text (1999)

Surface Forms

headquarter infinitive
headquartered past
headquartered past participle
headquartering present participle
headquarters third person singular

Morphology

headquarter = headquarters (transparent) = head + quarter

The verb is directly based on 'headquarters' and means to locate an organization's main offices in a place.

Etymology

Headquarter comes from putting together head, meaning 'main' or 'leader', and quarter, meaning a 'place to live' or 'base' like soldiers' quarters. So to headquarter an organization is to put its main offices or base in that place.