Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "al'amuran zamantakewa" wani lamari ne ko taron jama'a don zamantakewa ko jin daɗi. Yawanci ya ƙunshi ayyuka kamar ci, sha, rawa, ko wasu nau'ikan nishaɗi, kuma yana ba da dama ga mutane don yin mu'amala da kulla alaƙa. Misalan al'amuran zamantakewa sun haɗa da bukukuwa, liyafar cin abinci, liyafar cin abinci, da sauran abubuwa makamantansu waɗanda aka saba shirya don dalilai na zamantakewa maimakon kasuwanci ko dalilai na hukuma.