noun
plural -ages
[noncount] :the activity of reporting about an event or subject in newspapers, on television news programs, etc.
[noncount] :discussion of a subject in a book, class, etc.
US
[noncount] :the financial protection that is provided by an insurance policy
[count] :something that an insurance company will pay for :something that is covered by an insurance policy
chiefly US sports :the act of guarding an opponent as part of your team's effort to prevent the other team from scoring :the act of covering an opponent [noncount]
[noncount] - used to describe how much of an area or surface is covered by something