Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn amount by which something or someone is covered.
nounThe amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.
Sentence Examples
Your top does not provide enough midriff coverage, young lady.
The squadron encountered an ambush and scrambled for coverage.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The insurance ____ protects against theft and fire damage.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Your top does not provide enough midriff ____, young lady.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Latin operiō
Latin cooperiō
Old French covrirbor.
Middle English coveren
English cover
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Latin -āticum
Old French -agebor.
Middle English -age
English -age
English coverage
From cover + -age. First attested in 1912. Compare Middle English coverage (“a charge for having or stall or booth at a fair”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Professionally published dictionaries do not seem to have extended coverage beyond the most frequent and salient items."
— 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 2:
"Through services using the Elizabeth line were increased from November 6, but this did not attract significant media coverage - mainly because it has been an operational success, […]."
— 2022 November 30, Industry Insider, “Autumn Statement boost”, in RAIL, number 971, page 84:
"Holed up in the White House over the weekend, with temperatures dropping and a major snowstorm on its way, Mr. Trump expressed concern about the killing to aides and allies. But his frustrations were more about the coverage of the events rather than the incident itself, according to people familiar with the dynamic."
— 2026 January 28, “Nervous Allies and Fox News: How Trump Realized He Had a Big Problem in Minneapolis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC: