headquartered
adj.adj. having a main office or base of operations in a specific place. You use this to describe where a company or organization is officially located.
adj. having the main administrative center or corporate head office in a particular location. Often used as a participial adjective following a linking verb or as a modifier.
The tech company is headquartered in California.
Although they have factories all over the world, the firm is headquartered in a small town in Germany.
The non-profit organization, which is headquartered in Geneva, coordinates international relief efforts across three continents to ensure aid reaches those most in need during humanitarian crises.
Often follows the verb 'to be' or appears in a reduced relative clause (e.g., 'a firm headquartered in...').
The company headquarters in London.The company is headquartered in London.Learners often use the noun 'headquarters' as a verb or forget the passive 'be' when using the adjective form.