coverage

American  

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

noun

• coverages
  plural

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.

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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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• coverages
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of coverage

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

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Explanation

Use the noun coverage to talk about how much something is covered or included. If your history book's coverage of the Civil War is skimpy, you might want to do some extra research at the library. There's the TV news coverage of the winter Olympics — in other words, the way they show and comment on the events — and the spotty coverage of your lawn by the grass you planted. Something is covered in both examples, either literally or figuratively, and it's more common to use coverage in a figurative way. There's also insurance coverage, or the extent of protection it provides: "I have the cheapest car insurance coverage, so it won't pay to fix these dents."

Example Sentences

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Before his first trip, Chris says, much of what he knew about Somalia came from international news coverage.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

“A company with stronger financial backing may have more room to provide extended salary coverage, healthcare benefits, and career transition support.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

China Renaissance initiates coverage of SpaceX with a Buy rating and a $194.20 price target,

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

This new category of infertility benefits would be exempt from many of the requirements that apply to group health plans, potentially reducing administrative burdens and giving employers more flexibility in how they design the coverage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The coverage only lasted a couple minutes before the station flipped over to this pretaped feature about how the average Iraqi was gearing up for war.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

And as he studied positioning in the secondary, he acquired the answer key for the coverages and disguises that teams would one day deploy against him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Technically, they don’t call it death insurance because there are certain kinds of deaths it doesn’t cover, and it often includes other coverages unrelated to death.

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026

It also creates the opportunity for coaches to deploy more sophisticated defenses, such as deciding how many defenders to rush and mixing up their coverages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025

Despite having just signed with the Chargers in March after a previous stint with the Tennessee Titans, Fulton’s versatility and ability to handle different coverages has impressed Minter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024

This lack of focus will undoubtedly frustrate the coaches, despite some defensive improvements in other coverages seen from the game against South Sudan.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024

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