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

Traditional due diligence can miss back-office technology impacts—liabilities reducing valuation (technical debt, vendor lock-in and cybersecurity exposure) or assets increasing it (scalable platforms and modernized pipelines). — Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

EliseAI, the artificial intelligence company that automates back-office work for landlords and health systems, has raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation, nearly doubling its valuation from just over a year ago. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

That single decision — to occupy real, visible neighborhood storefronts instead of a back-office suite — became the blueprint for a company that now generates more than $1 billion in volume annually. — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2026

As customer acquisition gets more expensive, brands can’t afford to treat tracking and returns as back-office operations. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for back-office

• interoffice
• office