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

The Telegraph also reported that Mr Prescott raised concerns about a lack of action to address "systemic problems" of bias in BBC Arabic's coverage of the Israel-Gaza war.

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Proposition 50 has passed, and with it goes the warm spotlight of never-ending press coverage that aspiring presidential contender Gavin Newsom has enjoyed.

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The coverage has brought in customers from further afield.

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“I just saw him one on one with no safety coverage,” Brown said.

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One record executive told Dixon that "black girls won't sell records in the UK", and the band found it harder than their white counterparts to secure press coverage.

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Related Words

• analysis 
• insurance 
• report