Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headquarter

/hˈɛdkwˌɔɹtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: head-quar-ter
IPA: /hˈɛdkwˌɔɹtɚ/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To provide (an organization) with headquarters.

American usage; Transitive verb

verb

To establish headquarters.

American usage; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"As the AANHPI population of the United States continued to grow and diversify following the elimination of most race-based restrictions on immigration, the Organization of Chinese Americans also changed to reflect that growing diversity. In 2013, it renamed itself “OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates” to reflect its work on behalf of all AANHPIs. OCA is headquartered in Washington, D.C."

Usage

Inflected Forms

headquarters (present, singular) headquartering (participle, present) headquartered (participle, past) headquartered (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce headquarter?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛdkwˌɔɹtɚ/.
What does headquarter mean?: To provide (an organization) with headquarters.

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