English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
Headquarters — (HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. The corporate headquarters is the entity at the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities. In … Wikipedia
headquarters — head‧quar‧ters [ˈhedˌkwɔːtəz, ˌhedˈkwɔːtəz ǁ ɔːrtərz] noun [plural] PROPERTY the head office or main building of an organization: • The company moved its corporate headquarters to Houston. * * * headquarters UK US /ˈhedˌkwɔːtəz/ noun [C] (plural… … Financial and business terms
headquarters — can legitimately be used either as a singular (a large headquarters in Paris) or as a plural (The firm s headquarters are in Paris). The singular more often denotes the physical premises and the plural the institution in its broader sense … Modern English usage
Headquarters — Head quar ters ( kw[add]r t[ e]rz), n. pl. [but sometimes used as a n. sing.] 1. The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
headquarters — I noun base, base camp, base of authority, base of operations, center, center of authority, center of operations, central station, chief office, distributing center, home base, home office, main office, manager s office, praetorium, residence,… … Law dictionary
headquarters — 1640s, from HEAD (Cf. head) (adj.) + QUARTERS (Cf. quarters). Headquarter as a verb is recorded from 1903 … Etymology dictionary
Headquarters — The national USPS unit that directs administration, policy, and operations. It is located at 475 L Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20260 0001. (Compare with area anddistrict) … Glossary of postal terms
headquarters — [n] center of operations base, base of operations, central station, command post, company headquaters, high command, HQ, main office, nerve center; concepts 312,439,441,448,449 … New thesaurus
headquarters — ► NOUN (treated as sing. or pl. ) 1) the managerial and administrative centre of an organization. 2) the premises of a military commander and their staff … English terms dictionary
headquarters — 01. My dad has just gotten a job in his company s [headquarters] in Indianapolis, so we re going to move in a couple of months. 02. The company has branches in cities all over the world, but their [headquarters] are located in New York. 03. The… … Grammatical examples in English
