company town
1Company town — A company town is a town or city in which much or all real estate, buildings (both residential and commercial), utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its… …
2company town — noun : a community that is dependent on one firm for all or most of the necessary services or functions of town life (as employment, housing, stores, and government) * * * a town whose inhabitants are mainly dependent on one company for… …
3company town — /ˈkʌmpəni taʊn/ (say kumpuhnee town) noun 1. a town built by a company to house and provide amenities for its employees, usually in a remote country area. 2. Also, closed town. such a town in which the company has a monopoly on the supply of all… …
4company town — a town whose inhabitants are mainly dependent on one company for employment, housing, supplies, etc. [1930 35, Amer.] * * * …
5company town — A residential and commercial community opened by a company for public use and operated under color of state law. Illinois Migrant Council v. Campbell Soup Co., C.A.I11., 519 F.2d 391 Community exists primarily because of company; with major part… …
6company town — A residential and commercial community opened by a company for public use and operated under color of state law. Illinois Migrant Council v. Campbell Soup Co., C.A.I11., 519 F.2d 391 Community exists primarily because of company; with major part… …
7company town — noun Date: 1927 a community that is dependent on one firm for all or most of the necessary services or functions of town life (as employment, housing, and stores) …
8Town Hall Theatre — is in Centerville Ohio, Originally built in 1908 Town Hall Theatre use to be the city s Town Meeting Hall along as serving for many other things such as graduations etc. It served as government offices until 1985.Town Hall is transformedIn 1989… …
9town — n. 1) a boom; ghost ( deserted ); jerkwater (AE; colloq.), one horse, provincial, sleepy, small; market (BE) town (they live in a sleepy, little town) 2) a company town 3) smb. s hometown 4) a county town (BE; AE has county seat) 5) (misc.) to… …
10Town — For other uses, see Town (disambiguation). Çeşme, Turkey a coastal Turkish town with houses in regional style and an Ottoman Castle …
