outpost

/ˈaʊtpəʊst/ noun [C]

Definition

› COMMERCE, WORKPLACE an office or store that belongs to a large company but is a long way from that company's headquarters (= main office): He was appointed to head the company's first outpost in sub-Saharan Africa.

(Definition of outpost noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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