back-office

adjective

ˈbak-ˈä-fəs 

-ˈȯ-fəs

: of or relating to the inner workings of a business or institution : internal

back-office operations

Examples of back-office in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So do countries with emerging economies such as India and the Philippines, doubly shunned because their thriving back-office service sectors are particularly at risk of displacement by artificial intelligence. — Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

The two partner firms tag-team investment deals and share back-office support, company documents and federal filings show. — Aaron Davis, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2026

But a Yum Brands-esque approach where — like KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell — the chains operate separately but combine their real-estate footprints and back-office operations makes sense on paper. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Moreover, standing up a new back-office can be just as taxing and complex. — Miki Kapoor, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for back-office

• interoffice
• office