back office

American  

noun

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

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back office British  

noun

1. 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

Additionally, clients expressed concerns about Victory’s service model, systems, risk management, compliance, back office and client services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

There will be losers in the short-term, primarily companies with tens of thousands of low-skill engineers and data scientists who supply nothing more than low-cost, back office software services.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Same with the little back office in the bar.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

Some see sense in mergers, cutting out the duplication of back office costs and the notoriously high salaries of principals.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

One day, as I was working in the church’s back office, I heard singing coming from the sanctuary: Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me around, Turn me around, turn me around.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry