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concernment

noun
con·​cern·​ment | \ kən-ˈsərn-mənt How to pronounce concernment (audio) \

Definition of concernment

1 : something in which one is concerned
2 : importance, consequence
3 archaic : involvement, participation
4 : solicitude, anxiety
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as my layoff from work grew longer and longer, how I was going to pay my bills became a matter of concernment

First Known Use of concernment

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of concernment was in 1626

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