[ T ] to put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something:

[ T ] If something covers an area of a particular size, it is equal to an area of that size:

[ T ] to travel a particular distance:

[ T ] to deal with or include someone or something:

[ T ] to report or write about a particular subject for a newspaper, magazine, television, or radio:

[ T ] to be enough money to pay for:

[ T ] to protect someone or something from financial loss, damage, accident, or having something stolen; to insure:

[ I always + adv/prep ] to do a job or duty for someone who is absent:

[ T ] to deal with or take care of something:

[ U ] shelter or protection, esp. in a dangerous situation:

[ C ] something that is placed over something, often for protection, or that lies over something else to form a layer:

[ C ] The cover of a book or magazine is the stiff, outside part of it, usually made of thick paper or cardboard.

[ C ] A cover is also a layer of a material used to keep a person in bed warm:

[ T ] to include or deal with something:

COMMERCE to serve customers in a particular area:

[ T ] FINANCE to be enough money to pay for something:

[ I or T ] INSURANCE to protect someone or something against loss, damage, accident, etc., by insurance:

[ T ] to protect yourself from being blamed for something:

[ T ] FINANCE if a financial organization can cover a loan, it is protected against loss by having enough collateral (= property that a person borrowing money agrees to give to the organization if they fail to pay the debt):

[ T ] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET to buy shares, currency, etc. that you have arranged to sell in the future, especially if the price is rising and you had expected it to go down:

[ I or T ] HR to do someone else's job when they are absent:

[ C ] the stiff outside part of a book or magazine:

[ U ] UK also insurance cover, US coverage INSURANCE financial protection against loss, damage, injury, etc., which an insurance company sells:

[ U ] FINANCE the fact of being enough to pay for something:

[ U ] HR the situation in which someone does someone else's job when they are absent: