concern

Noun

• a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
  • he bought his brother's business
    
  • a small mom-and-pop business
    
  • a racially integrated business concern
    

• something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
  • New York traffic is a constant concern
    
  • it's a major worry
    

• a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
  • She felt strong concern for those less fortunate
    

• an anxious feeling
  • care had aged him
    
  • they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
    

• something that interests you because it is important or affects you
  • the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
    

Verb

• be on the mind of
  • I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
    

• be relevant to
  • There were lots of questions referring to her talk
    
  • My remark pertained to your earlier comments
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  business , business concern , business organization , business organisation , worry , headache , vexation , care , fear , interest , occupy , refer , pertain , relate , come to , bear on , touch , touch on , have-to doe with