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cov·er·age  (kvr-j)
n.
1. The extent or degree to which something is observed, analyzed, and reported: complete news coverage of the election.
2.
a. Inclusion in an insurance policy or protective plan.
b. The extent of protection afforded by an insurance policy.
3. The amount of funds reserved to meet liabilities.
4. The percentage of persons reached by a medium of communication, such as television or a newspaper.

coverage [ˈkʌvərɪdʒ]
n
1. the amount or extent to which something is covered
2. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) Journalism the amount and quality of reporting or analysis given to a particular subject or event
3. (Business / Insurance) the extent of the protection provided by insurance
4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance
a.  the value of liquid assets reserved to meet liabilities
b.  the ratio of liquid assets to specific liabilities
c.  the ratio of total net profit to distributed profit in a company
5. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) the section of the public reached by a medium of communication

1. The ground area represented on imagery, photomaps, mosaics, maps, and other geographical presentation systems.
2. (DOD only) Cover or protection, as the coverage of troops by supporting fire.
3. (DOD only) The extent to which intelligence information is available in respect to any specified area of interest.
4. (DOD only) The summation of the geographical areas and volumes of aerospace under surveillance. See also comparative cover.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.coveragecoverage - the total amount and type of insurance carried
amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
2.coverage - the extent to which something is covered; "the dictionary's coverage of standard English is excellent"
extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"
3.coveragecoverage - the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; "they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations"
news - information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

coverage
noun reporting, treatment, analysis, description, reportage Now a special TV network gives live coverage of most races.
Translations
coverage [ˈkʌvərɪdʒ] N
1. (Press) → reportaje m
to give full coverage to an event (= report widely) → dar amplia difusión a un suceso; (= report in depth) → informar a fondo sobre un suceso
2. (Insurance) → cobertura f
coverage [ˈkʌvərɪdʒ] n
(in media)reportage m
television coverage of the conference
BUT retransmission télévisée de la conférence.
to give full coverage to → assurer la couverture complète de
(INSURANCE)couverture f
cover band n groupe spécialisé dans les reprises de chansons célèbres
cover charge ncouvert à payer dans un restaurant)m >
coverage
n no pl
(in media) → Berichterstattung f (→ of über +acc); to give full coverage to an eventausführlich über ein Ereignis berichten; the games got excellent TV coveragedie Spiele wurden ausführlich im Fernsehen gebracht
(Insur) → Versicherung f; this policy gives you full coverage for …diese Versicherung bietet Ihnen volle Deckung bei …
coverage [ˈkʌvərɪdʒ] n (Press, TV, Radio) to give full coverage to an eventfare un ampio servizio su un avvenimento, dare grande spazio or risonanza a un avvenimento
the visit got nationwide coverage (Radio, TV) → la visita fu trasmessa su tutta la rete nazionale
coverage [ˈkʌvərɪdʒ] n (Press, TV, Radio) to give full coverage to an eventfare un ampio servizio su un avvenimento, dare grande spazio or risonanza a un avvenimento
the visit got nationwide coverage (Radio, TV) → la visita fu trasmessa su tutta la rete nazionale


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