Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

the end of a project, a process, an investment, a period of time, etc: Your bank may add extra payments on the back end of a loan, о Sales have improved since the back end of last year.

(IT) the part of a computer system that processes data-» server

adjective [only before noun]

connected with the end of a project, a process, an investment, a period of time, etc: back-end royalties о back-end charges

(/7) used to describe a program or part of a computer system that is not seen or used by the user, especially in e-commerce: a back-end database

front end

.back-end 'load {especially AmE) {BrE usually 'exit charge) noun [c]

{Finance) the fee an investor pays when they sell their shares in an investment fund, which is taken from the final payment they receive front-end load ► .back-end 'loaded adjective

,back-end loading noun [u] {Finance; Insurance) an arrangement in which higher amounts are paid at the end of a financial agreement, such as a loan, than at the beginning backload

backer /Ъаэкэ(г)/ noun [c] {Finance) a person or company that gives support to sth/sb, especially financial support: The company is searching for financial backers. See note at finance

a corporate/key/financial backer

background /'baskgraund/ noun [c]

the details of a person's experience, education, family, etc: The job would suit somebody with a publishing background.

the circumstances or past events which help explain why sth is how it is; information about these: Gather plenty of background information on the company before your interview.

(IT) the part of a computer where a program can continue to operate while the user is working with another program: programs running in the background

backhander /'baskhasnd8(r)/ noun [c] a secret and illegal payment made to sb in exchange for a favour: He wasfound to be taking backhanders from suppliers. fswl bribe

backhaul /'baskho:l/ noun [c] ('Transport) the return journey of a vehicle that transports goods after it has delivered its load: backhaul loads/prices 135 backup

backing /'baekiq/ noun [U] help; support: The merger deal has the full backing of the board, о They have won financial backing from the EU. asset backing See note at finance

to get/have/receive/win backing ♦ financial/legal/ political backing

backload /'baeklaud; AmE -loud/ verb, noun

verb [+ obj or no obj]

{Finance) to arrange for higher amounts to be paid at the end of a financial agreement than at the beginning: a backloaded insurance policy backend loading

{Transport) to arrange for a a vehicle to carry a load on its return journey after delivering sth

► 'backloading noun [U]

noun [C]

('Transport) a load that a vehicle carries on its return journey after delivering sth: The company arranges backloadsfor hauliers so that they can earn money in both directions.

backlog /'ЬаэкЬэд; AmE -lo:g; -la:g/ noun [C] a quantity of work that should have been done already, but has not yet been done: The insurance company is still working to clear the backlog of claims, о A huge backlog of work had built up.

to clear/reduce a backlog ♦ a backlog builds up/ develops/grows ♦ a huge/large/mounting backlog

,back office noun [c] the part of a company which does not deal directly with the public: He runs the airline's back office, о 500 back-office and administrative jobs will be lost. front office