earthly concern, worldly concern, earth, world - the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"

affair, matter, thing - a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"

affairs, personal business, personal matters - matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order"

part - so far as concerns the actor specified; "it requires vigilance on our part" or "they resisted every effort on his part";

point of honor - a concern that seriously reflects on your honor

interest, involvement - a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"

anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"

shipping room - a room where goods are packaged and shipped

enterprise - an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"

agency - a business that serves other businesses

brokerage - the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties

common carrier, carrier - a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages

chain - a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

business firm, firm, house - members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"

dealership, franchise - a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area

manufacturer, manufacturing business, maker - a business engaged in manufacturing some product

partnership - the members of a business venture created by contract

processor - a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market

shipbuilder - a business that builds and repairs ships

underperformer - a business that is less successful than expected

division - an administrative unit in government or business

negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences

bugaboo - a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"

burden, encumbrance, onus, incumbrance, load - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"

business - a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"

solicitousness, solicitude - a feeling of excessive concern

softheartedness, tenderness - a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)

fellow feeling, sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

allude, advert, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"

center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

go for, apply, hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"

involve, regard, affect - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"

matter to, interest - be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"