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coverage

American  
[kuhv-er-ij, kuhv-rij] / ˈkʌv ər ɪdʒ, ˈkʌv rɪdʒ /

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 British  
/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of coverage

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

Example Sentences

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CBS will carry the final two rounds over the weekend as it has since 1956, while the network’s streaming platform Paramount+ will have two hours of early coverage on those days.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The ECU said leaving the coverage on iPlayer until the Monday morning was also a "serious mistake" and breached guidelines.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Gretchen Gulla is a strategy editor at The Wall Street Journal, focused on National Affairs coverage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Dividend coverage ratios, or the ratio of net investment income to total dividends, have been drifting downward.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The TV was on with the volume turned down low, and Akira saw live coverage of the enormous fire filmed from a helicopter.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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