Headquarters

Today’s Word: headquarters

Pronunciation: /hedˈkwɔ:təz/

Part of Speech: noun

Meaning: the main offices from which an organization, business company, etc is controlled; the people that are working there

Usage: The company’s headquarters is/are in Abuja.

Wrong Usage: The company’s headquarter is in Abuja.

Synonym: head office

Derived Form: headquartered (adjective)

General Note: Headquarters is always in a plural form. That is, it always ends in an s. It is wrong to write it without an s. However, headquarters may be followed by a singular or plural verb.

For example: Headquarters has/have agreed to it.

The word has its primary stress on the first syllable.