coverage

[ kuhv-er-ij, kuhv-rij ]

noun

1. Insurance. protection provided against risks or a risk, often as specified:

   Does the coverage include flood damage?

2. Journalism. the reporting and subsequent publishing or broadcasting of news:

   The World Series receives international coverage.

3. the extent to which something is covered.
4. the area, groups, or number of persons served or reached by a newspaper, radio or television station, advertising campaign, business, etc.; market.
5. Radio and Television. the area within the broadcasting range of a station or network, usually calculated by the number of owners of radio or television receivers.
6. Finance. the value of funds held to back up or meet liabilities.
7. Photography. covering power.

coverage

/ ˈkʌvərɪdʒ /

noun

1. the amount or extent to which something is covered
2. journalism the amount and quality of reporting or analysis given to a particular subject or event
3. the extent of the protection provided by insurance
4. finance
   1. the value of liquid assets reserved to meet liabilities
   2. the ratio of liquid assets to specific liabilities
   3. the ratio of total net profit to distributed profit in a company
5. the section of the public reached by a medium of communication

Word History and Origins

Origin of coverage¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; cover + -age

Example Sentences

As many critics noted, the Times has occasionally spelled out the n-word in its coverage.

From Washington Post

Much international coverage of Ethiopia last week focused on its request for debt relief under a new framework agreed to last year by the Group of 20 countries, including China.

From Quartz

Two weeks ago, the president ordered the reopening of the ACA’s federal insurance marketplaces for three months to give people who need coverage during the pandemic an extra chance to buy health plans.

From Washington Post

All of the media coverage at the time was about things like long-distance telephone competition, because that’s where the lobbyists were.

From ProPublica

Just over a year ago in our coverage of the 2019 venture capital market, we noted that “United States-demarcated angel and seed deals dipped in 2019.”

From TechCrunch

France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.

From The Daily Beast

France 24's coverage of two developing hostage situations in Paris on Friday.

From The Daily Beast

Much of the media coverage around eating disorders surrounds celebrities and models.

From The Daily Beast

Jason Berry received a 1992 Alicia Patterson Fellowship for his coverage of demagogues in Louisiana.

From The Daily Beast

During coverage of that issue, Farrell went on a WSMB AM radio talk show to defend Duke.

From The Daily Beast

He took it to one of the cubicles, whose door he locked from the inside, setting up full coverage.

From Project Gutenberg

Five would be used to maintain 24-hour coverage in the PRS which is not presently in force because of lack of personnel.

From Project Gutenberg

In the first place, the coverage required is for 24 hours a day.

From Project Gutenberg

The figures, considering physiographic differences and varying coverage by ethnographers, are quite consistent.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence, Council events generally make headlines and get wide coverage on radio and television.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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• insurance
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