back office

American  

noun

back offices plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• back offices
  plural

Example Sentences

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back office

Customers “will not only be adopting software when they join Bill, they will be bringing on a team of expert agents that learn their financial back office and run it,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

He also urged a focus on reducing admin and "back office" costs to ensure the money went where it was most needed.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 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

Mom was good with numbers and had worked the back office of her family’s clothing business on payroll and accounting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

I needed to get to the back office.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely