coverage
noun
Simple meaning
The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kuhveruhjSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkʌvɚədʒ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
journalism
The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.
An amount by which something or someone is covered.
The extent to which something is covered
“The dictionary's coverage of standard English is excellent.”
journalism
The total amount and type of insurance carried
The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.
The signal strength, reception of a radio signal.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (journalism) The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.
Used this way, coverage is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in news or reporting contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- News/reporting
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use coverage
- “They accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations.”noun
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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The total amount and type of insurance carried.
Related Words
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- programmingnoun
- reportingnoun
- reporternoun
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