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

The main difference between the adviser at the brokerage and an independent will be the level of support they have in the back office and the level of attention you get.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

The back office was a jumping-off point for Mary Foote, who now directs the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

He said the bank had shared its expectation that back office roles would be cut by about 15% over the next four years - about 7,800 roles.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Among providers of software for the back office, there is Dropbox at just under 13, Open Text at just below 11, and Roper Technologies at just under 23.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

They were in the little back office, playing cards.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis