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Definition: The whole concern
Concern
\Con*cern"\, n.
1. That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair.
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The private concerns of fanilies. --Addison.
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2. That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest;
moment.
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Mysterious secrets of a high concern. --Roscommon.
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3. Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard;
solicitude; anxiety.
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O Marcia, let me hope thy kind concerns
And gentle wishes follow me to battle. --Addison.
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4. (Com.) Persons connected in business; a firm and its
business; as, a banking concern.
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The whole concern, all connected with a particular affair
or business.
Syn: Care; anxiety; solicitude; interest; regard; business;
affair; matter; moment. See
Care.
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