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coverage

coverage

109 4.0
The amount a book or report includes about a subject
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/
: alcance
  • John, have you any idea how little coverage we actually devote to substantive discussion of public policy?
  • limited coverage
  • extensive coverage
  • scope of coverage

I mean, it's full coverage, but it's pretty good.

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Examples

  • Many viewers are dissatisfied with the coverage given to environmental issues by mainstream media.

  • The maximum period of coverage was generally limited to two or three years.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Indeed, Massachusetts, which adopted a similar approach in order to expand coverage, saw a net increase in employer coverage.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Both these topics deserve fuller coverage than what is possible here.

    Academic text (2008)

  • What's interesting about the coverage of the Easter Rising in American newspapers is the extensive nature of it.

    Blood Freak (1972)

  • The news network's coverage of the election was extensive and informative.

  • The study evaluated the coverage of various health topics in public discussions.

Synonyms

extent
vscoverage
658 2.3

How large or serious something is

emphasizes how much a topic is included or dealt with rather than degree
scope
vscoverage
203 4.6

The range that an activity or rule covers

focuses on how much of a topic is included or dealt with

Antonyms

exclusion
60 4.2

A situation when someone is not allowed to join or take part in a group

Idioms

to outkick one's coverage
  • Informal
9.6

To get someone or something better than you deserve

Compounds

insurance coverage
46 3.1

The money and help a policy gives for damage or loss

shroud-waving coverage
  • Literature
9.9

News reporting that focuses on sadness and shock to get attention

How Thorough

coverage
109 4.0
summary
3 3.3

Surface Forms

coverage singular
coverages plural

Morphology

coverage = cover (semi-transparent) = cover + age

Built from 'cover' + '-age' meaning 'extent or degree of being covered'; the abstract, generalized sense may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

The word coverage comes from cover 'to include' and the ending -age that shows an 'action' or 'amount'. So when we talk about topic coverage, we mean how much of a subject is included or dealt with.