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Definition of coverage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coverage

noun
 
/ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/
 
/ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/
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  1. [uncountable] the reporting of news and sport in the media
    • media/newspaper/press coverage
    • tonight’s live coverage of the hockey game
    • There was blanket coverage (= reports everywhere) of the royal divorce.
    Extra Examples
    • Media coverage of the march focused on the few fights that broke out.
    • The TV company was given a special award for its news coverage.
    • The minister's resignation was given widespread coverage.
    • The story dominated local news coverage.
    • The wedding had wide press coverage.
    • There's been massive television coverage of the World Cup.
    • There's live coverage of the game on TV.
    • There was blanket coverage of the attacks.
    Topics TV, radio and newsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • extensive
    • massive
    verb + coverage
    • give something
    • provide (something with)
    • attract
    coverage + verb
    • focus on something
    preposition
    • coverage of
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable] the range or quality of information that is included in a book or course of study, on television, etc.
    • magazines with extensive coverage of diet and health topics
    • The book gives good, general coverage of the subject.
    • The volume offers incomplete coverage of the history of philosophy.
  3. [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the amount of something that something provides; the extent to which something covers an area or a group of people
    • Immunization coverage against fatal diseases has increased to 99 per cent in some countries.
    • The service has a coverage of 90 per cent of the UK population.
  4. (North American English)
    (British English cover)
    [uncountable] protection that an insurance company provides by promising to pay you money if a particular event happens
    • insurance coverage
    • Medicaid health coverage for low-income families
    Extra Examples
    • People fear losing coverage if they switch employers.
    • the possibility of expanding health care coverage to all
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • insurance
    • dental
    • health
    verb + coverage
    • offer
    • provide
    • buy
    preposition
    • coverage for
    See full entry
See coverage in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee coverage in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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