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

There was a frightening incident at a petrol station in Australia, where Cavallo was physically attacked by someone who recognised him from the coverage.

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The data is collated using information from coroner's courts, media coverage, family testimony and Freedom of Information requests.

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According to the White House, TrumpRx will merely refer users to the consumer-discount websites already operated by individual drug companies, which are aimed at patients without insurance coverage for their prescriptions.

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It’s a bunt coverage: with a runner on second base, the third baseman and first baseman charge home, with the idea that one would field the bunt and throw out the runner at third.

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Work requirements are set to take effect in 2027, but implementing them would lead to an estimated 5 million people losing their health insurance coverage.

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Related Words

• analysis 
• insurance 
• report