back-office

adjective

ˈbak-ˈä-fəs How to pronounce back-office (audio)
-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 Angela Johnson, executive vice president with K-Star said office buildings that had previously been a call center or back-office use can be more difficult to lease to another office user. Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2024 Despite some gloomy predictions for it last year, blockchain remains a viable consideration to drive process efficiency, from back-office deductions and reconciliations to order management. John Hergert, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 Automation Initiatives Will Become Simpler And Less Costly The past decades have seen impressive efficiency gains inside large enterprises and governments through the automation of tasks traditionally performed by back-office workers, such as data entry and claims processing. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 Inventory is a little older there, and a lot of it was based around call center and back-office operations, McShane said. Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2024 Financial services firms see opportunities to improve customer communications, back-office operations and portfolio management. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024 In Texas, a greater portion of the employee base is made up of back-office operations like engineering, customer service and loan processing. Shelly Hagan, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2023 Process Automation Automating manual and repetitive elements of back-office processes will continue to drive efficiency and transformation in 2024. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023 How compatible are your back-office systems with modern technology, and what are the costs to maintain the integration links that create compatibility? James Messer, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of back-office was in 1915

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“Back-office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-office. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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