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

Recent Examples on the Web

But the experience of Pittsfield and so many larger company towns is a reminder of how wrenching the disruption is when the biggest employer in town takes a big hit and the ladder rungs toward upward mobility start to crumble. —Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2025

Let women across all levels take over leadership meetings, company town halls or social channels for a day—sharing their insights, challenges and visions for the future. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

Read on to learn more about how leaders can make company town halls and all-hands meetings more engaging, fun and useful for all who attend. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025

In today’s newsletter, Paige Williams travels to Gary, Indiana, which used to be a bustling company town. —Erin Neil, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for company town

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown