coverage
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- noun
- /ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/
- Specialized
:
cobertura
- Additional federal or state subsidies could help more individuals afford coverage through a high-risk pool.
- insurance coverage
- health coverage
- provide coverage
Now beyond that, for those people who don't get coverage that way.
- Now beyond that, for those people who don't get coverage that way.
- And Long story short, he got me coverage.
- I got to ask you, are you thinking about home warranty coverage?
- Expanding Medicare so people get vision, dental and hearing coverage.
Examples
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The health-care legislation aimed to address various gaps in insurance coverage, especially for those who were uninsured.
Academic text (2011) -
Have you got full coverage on that truck?
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But it says it's full coverage, so we shall see.
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No, this is the coverage we asked for, right?
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But either way, the coverage looks pretty good.
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Do you have any cell coverage?
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I think that's too much coverage for me.
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The patient's insurance coverage determines the patient's options for hospital admission, with some policies being more restrictive.
Academic text (2011) -
Without Medicaid expansions, an estimated 9 million more Americans would currently lack coverage for health expenses.
Academic text (1999) -
Do you have health insurance coverage for dental work?
Synonyms
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2.0
A paid plan that protects you against loss, damage, illness, or death
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3.1
The money and help a policy gives for damage or loss
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
News reporting that focuses on sadness and shock to get attention
How Much
- Specialized
- Specialized
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3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word coverage comes from cover 'to protect' and the ending -age that shows an 'action' or 'amount'. For insurance, to 'cover' is to pay for or protect against costs, so coverage is the total protection a policy gives.