back-office
adjective
ˈbak-ˈä-fəs 
-ˈȯ-fəs
: of or relating to the inner workings of a business or institution : internal
back-office operations
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The old roll-up tricks, sharing back-office costs and head-office savings, tend to add maybe 10% to 15% to earnings and no more.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
For this, the winners will lean on new technologies, introducing AI to scale personalized experiences and streamline back-office operations.
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Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
The initiative – led by Warsh’s one-time rival for the top job, Governor Christopher Waller – aims to centralize certain back-office functions, such as human resources and information technology, at individual reserve banks rather than duplicate them across the Fed’s regional outposts.
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Saleha Mohsin,
Bloomberg,
3 June 2026
For many small business owners, insurance is one of those back-office necessities that gets handled once, renewed each year and then pushed aside.
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Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
For this, the winners will lean on new technologies, introducing AI to scale personalized experiences and streamline back-office operations.
—
Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
The initiative – led by Warsh’s one-time rival for the top job, Governor Christopher Waller – aims to centralize certain back-office functions, such as human resources and information technology, at individual reserve banks rather than duplicate them across the Fed’s regional outposts.
—
Saleha Mohsin,
Bloomberg,
3 June 2026
For many small business owners, insurance is one of those back-office necessities that gets handled once, renewed each year and then pushed aside.
—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for back-office
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“Back-office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-office. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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