Fargo

American

[fahr-goh] / ˈfɑr goʊ /

noun

William George, 1818–81, U.S. businessman: pioneered in express shipping and banking.
a city in SE North Dakota.

Fargo British

/ ˈfɑːɡəʊ /

noun

William. 1818–81, US businessman: founded (1852) with Henry Wells the express mail service Wells, Fargo and Company

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Fargo

Fargo and Murphy are credited with pulling in punters at Coventry venues.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

And by the sound of it, Fargo just can't get enough of the vinyl...

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

When questioned about the Wells Fargo case, the department’s internal memo says, Barragan denied that he authored a supervisory inquiry and request for a criminal investigation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

None of the documents mentioned the letter from Wells Fargo clearing Garrido.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

If heat was the subject, then at that time the papers listed Fargo as hotter than any place else, or wetter or drier, or deeper in snow.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023