company town
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of company town
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Among the places affected by the downturn is Ludwigshafen, a company town of chemical giant BASF, which has shed thousands of jobs while shifting its focus to China.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
It is a company town of 2,400—purpose-built to support coal-mining operations now owned by Conuma, which employs over 1,000 people mostly in the area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Its stucco walls and Spanish arches were once part of a Pacific Coast Borax company town, later abandoned when the boom ended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
Pocahontas Fuel bought 1,000 acres and built a mine and mine camp that was a quintessential paternal company town.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2024
Jackson, Louisiana, is what you’d call a company town.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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