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The degree to which a particular advertising medium delivers an audience within a particular geographic area or within a specific target market. For example: an advertising medium, such as a particular periodical, with a 20% coverage rate is read by 20% of the target market either within a specific geographic area or within the actual target market.

Protection under an insurance policy. In property insurance, coverage lists perils insured against, properties covered, locations covered, individuals insured, and the limits of indemnification.
In life insurance, living and death benefits.

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Total amount and type of insurance carried.


Example: The owner maintained $100,000 of hazard insurance coverage on the property, and $300,000 of liability insurance coverage. The hazard insurance coverage was adequate to meet the 80% coinsurance requirement in the policy.

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noun

The reporting of news: reportage. See words.

1. A measure of the area over which a gallon of paint may be spread at a given thickness, usually expressed as square feet per gallon at 1 mil dry film.
2. The amount of surface that can be covered by a particular amount of roofing material.
3. The ratio of the area of the footprint of a building to the total area of the site on which it is located.

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The risks that are included in the terms of an insurance contract for protection under the policy; the amount and type of insurance.

An insurance policy provides coverage for particular losses, such as theft, fire, or accidents. The provisions of each individual policy determine the duration, extent, and nature of the coverage.

(DOD, NATO) 1. The ground area represented on imagery, photomaps, mosaics, maps, and other geographical presentation systems. 2. (DOD only) Cover or protection, as the coverage of troops by supporting fire. 3. (DOD only) The extent to which intelligence information is available in respect to any specified area of interest. 4. (DOD only) The summation of the geographical areas and volumes of aerospace under surveillance. See also comparative cover.

i. The ground area represented on imagery, photomaps, mosaics, maps, and other geographical presentation systems.
ii. A cover or protection, as the coverage of troops by their own air defense aircraft.
iii. An area in which radar can detect targets; referred to as radar coverage.
iv. An area on the ground covered by the cameras of an aircraft.

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n

1. benefits available to an individual covered under a dental benefits plan. 2. See denture coverage.

For a list of words related to coverage, see:

• Journalism - coverage: extent to which news event is included in periodical
• Insurance - coverage: inclusion within scope of policy; insurance
• Broadcast Journalism - coverage: pictures and accounts of an event broadcast live
• Football

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dækning, dækningsgrad, sendeområde

Nederlands (Dutch)
berichtgeving, bereik (van zender), risico gedekt door verzekering, verslaggeving

Français (French)
n. - (Journ) reportage, (Assur) couverture, provision

Deutsch (German)
n. - Berichterstattung, (Ab)deckung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάλυψη, δημοσιογραφική κάλυψη, (οικον.) ασφαλιζόμενος κίνδυνος, ποσό ασφαλιστικής κάλυψης

Italiano (Italian)
copertura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cobertura (f), lastro (m), cobertura (f) numa apólice de seguros

Русский (Russian)
репортаж, страховка

Español (Spanish)
n. - reportaje, cobertura informativa, fondos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - täckning (hand.), utförlig behandling, bevakning (tidn. o radio), betäckning (mil.), spridning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
覆盖范围, 信贷准备金, 保险项目, 新闻报导

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 覆蓋範圍, 信貸準備金, 保險專案, 新聞報導

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보험 담보, 정화 준비, 적용범위

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 適用範囲, 担保, 報道, 到達範囲, サービスエリア

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تغطيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סיקור, כיסוי‬

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