coverage English · revision 4195

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈkʌv.ər.ɪdʒ/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|en|cover|-age]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) A Middle English coverage, a charge for a booth at a fair (mid-15th century), fell out of use, and the word is not in the Century Dictionary (1902); it was coined again in American English in 1912.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The aggregate of risks covered by an insurance policy: 1912, American English.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was later extended to sports, the media and other fields.^(Etymonline) The area within range of a radio or television transmitter, or the share of the public it reaches, is from 1930,^(OED 1989) as is the range of functions of a service or business.^(OED 1989) The reporting of an event in the news, and the extent of it, is from 1931,^(OED 1989) as is an amount of money available to meet liabilities.^(OED 1989) The range of a camera lens is from 1936.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1912 – insurance coverage.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1930 – broadcasting range.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1931 – news reporting.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1936 – the range of a lens.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The extent to which something is reported in the news or analysed: ''television coverage of the election''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # Inclusion in an [[insurance]] policy, or the extent of protection it gives.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # The area or number of people reached by a broadcasting station or advertising.^(MW Collegiate)^(SOED 2002)

+ # Funds held in reserve to meet liabilities.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[cover]]

+ * [[covert]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}