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back office

noun

  1. any department or office, as a private office or a department of record keeping, that is not usually seen by outsiders.


back office

noun

    1. the administrative and support staff of a financial institution or other business
    2. ( as modifier )

      back-office operations



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Example Sentences

The Flying Cloud with bunks was already among the company’s most popular trailers, and the addition of the back office certainly enhances it for the outdoors-obsessed who work remote full-time.

The plan was to work by day—making music with my mobile recording rig in the back office—with bike rides and hikes from the front door buffering the day at sunrise and sundown.

There is also a privacy curtain between the bedroom and the rest of the trailer, which would be useful if you have kids sleeping in the converted beds in the galley or back office.

In exchange, Khan agreed to raise city taxes and make £160 million worth of cuts to TfL, mostly in the back office.

From Time

As an ERP company at its core, SAP has traditionally focused on back office kind of operations, but Bob Stutz, president, SAP Customer Experience sees this acquisition as a way to continue bringing back office and front office operations together.

Everyone—staff, stars, rookies, front office, back office—has to be in top form, at the top of their game.

And even among those keeping their headquarters in Gotham,  many have shipped most of their back office operations elsewhere.

But tales from the back office never make the headlines unless there is a screw-up.

There are back office people who track who wins by how many seconds.

Fashion thrives when brands are brought to life with creativity, individuality and a well run back office.

The business in the back office was soon settled satisfactorily, and a busy day followed on the heels of that momentous morning.

For the moment the good old gentleman chanced to be busy and waved 57 them into the back office to wait until he was free.

There was no sign of the thug, but Fats came out of his back office just as Gordon reached the little bar.

Dick disappeared into the back office, and I had to wait some time.

Quickly removing his hat and heavy cloak, he went directly into his back office and felt about in the dark for his match box.

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