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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coverage coverages

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

And he wants to ensure there are no disruptions to Medi-Cal coverage, a herculean task with as much as $30 billion in federal cuts looming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

It had to shade the inside but not be complete coverage.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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

And as modern defenses do more to disguise their coverages and blitzes, centers have an even bigger job as the brains of the offensive line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 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

UCLA’s depth will allow Cronin to unleash more pressure defense, though he said the Bruins would not use an all-out full-court press because he preferred to disguise coverages and attack teams in different ways.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 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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