Headquarter Meaning in English

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Definition

To have or establish the main office or center of operations for a company, organization, or military group. Usually used in the passive or as a place: 'be headquartered in'.

Usage & Nuances

Most often used in the passive: 'is headquartered in London.' The noun 'headquarters' is much more common. Formal/business English. Don't say 'headquarter is', use 'headquarters' for the place.

• Spanish: sede central - central
• Portuguese (BR): sede - matriz
• Portuguese (PT): sede - quartel-general
• Chinese (Simplified): 总部 - 总部大楼
• Chinese (Traditional): 總部 - 總部大樓
• Hindi: मुख्यालय
• Arabic: المقر الرئيسي
• Bengali: প্রধান কার্যালয় স্থাপন করা - প্রধান কার্যালয় নির্ধারণ করা
• Russian: располагать штаб-квартиру - размещать головной офис
• Japanese: 本部を置く - 本社を設置する
• Vietnamese: đặt trụ sở chính
• Korean: 본사를 두다 - 본부를 두다
• Turkish: merkezini kurmak - merkezini yerleştirmek
• Urdu: ہیڈکوارٹر قائم کرنا - مرکزی دفتر قائم کرنا
• Indonesian: bermarkas - menempatkan kantor pusat

Example Sentences

Google is headquartered in California.

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The company headquarters are in New York.

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Many global businesses headquarter their operations in big cities.

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We recently headquartered our tech team in Berlin to attract talent.

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Their NGO is headquartered in Geneva but works all over the world.

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Even though the start-up is headquartered in Tokyo, its employees work remotely.

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