concern

/kən'sə:n/
Noun
  1. 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
  2. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
    • New York traffic is a constant concern
    • it's a major worry
  3. a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
    • She felt strong concern for those less fortunate
  4. an anxious feeling
    • care had aged him
    • they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
  5. something that interests you because it is important or affects you
    • the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
Verb
  1. be on the mind of
    • I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
  2. be relevant to
    • There were lots of questions referring to her talk
    • My remark pertained to your earlier comments

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The new business concern opened its doors on Main Street.