affairs

af·fair  (-fâr)

n.

1. Something done or to be done; business.

2. affairs Transactions and other matters of professional or public business: affairs of state.

3.

a. An occurrence, event, or matter: The senator's death was a tragic affair.

b. A social function.

4. An object or a contrivance: Their first car was a ramshackle affair.

5. A matter of personal concern.

6. affairs Personal business: get one's affairs in order.

7. A matter causing public scandal and controversy: the Dreyfus affair.

8. A romantic and sexual relationship, sometimes one of brief duration, between two people who are not married to each other.

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[Middle English affaire, from Old French afaire, from a faire, to do : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + faire, to do (from facere; see dh- in Indo-European roots).]

Synonyms: affair, business, concern, lookout
These nouns denote something that involves one personally: I won't comment on that; it's not my affair. That's none of your business. Mind your own concerns. It's your lookout to file your application on time.

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affairs

Noun, pl

1. personal or business interests

2. matters of public interest: foreign affairs

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	affairs - matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order" personal business, personal matters concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" dirty laundry, dirty linen - personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public
	2.	affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state" transaction, dealing, dealings - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" international affairs, world affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" politics - the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government; "unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years"; "government agencies multiplied beyond the control of representative politics"