company town

noun

: a community that is dependent on one firm for all or most of the necessary services or functions of town life (such as employment, housing, and stores)

Examples of company town in a Sentence

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Losing the mill would devastate the half-million residents for whom the Gary area still feels like a company town. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 Starpipe, which will end at SpaceX’s Texas company town of Starbase, is ‌expected to be in service by next January. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026 Imagine a company town hall where frontline workers ask about capital allocation and middle managers offer ideas on long-term strategy. — Vicente Reynal, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026 People are close here, and those bonds have thrived since Port Costa Brick Works established its own company town in the early 1900s. — Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for company town

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of company town was in 1927

Rhymes for company town

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“Company town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/company%20town. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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