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)

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The workforce is largely international and seasonal; employees live in dorms and eat at a workers’ cafeteria, as if Medora were a company town whose primary product is the Medora experience. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 He’s found that this ethos of doing the opposite of expectations works in his personal life, too, living in the global center of showbiz where influencer culture and content creators are carving out spaces within the company town. — Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2026 Disney's chief product and technology officer, Adam Smith, reportedly discussed the possibility of a free tier during an internal company town hall earlier this week. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 SpaceX completed its 13th test flight of the approximately 400-foot-tall rocket on July 24, from its launch facilities in the company town of Starbase, Texas. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Aug. 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

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

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