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covering

[ kuhv-er-ing ]

noun

  1. something laid over or wrapped around a thing, especially for concealment, protection, or warmth.
  2. Mathematics. cover ( def 51 ).
  3. the buying of securities or commodities that one has sold short, in order to return them to the person from whom they were borrowed.


covering

/ ˈʌəɪŋ /

noun

  1. another word for cover
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of covering1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; cover, -ing 1
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Malawi's ban on the import of certain produce, announced in March, was designed as a temporary measure covering goods from all countries to protect local producers, according to the authorities in Lilongwe.

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It's the first hard evidence that the ice sheet formerly covering Britain and Ireland produced such large bergs.

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The U.S. has threatened to slap a 26% tariff on Indian exports — up from a baseline 10% covering exports from all nations — if no deal is reached during the tariff pause that stretches until July.

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I've been covering the industrial action since it began, and even before it escalated, piles of waste were already mounting up in parts of Birmingham.

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A reduced timetable will operate during the long weekend, and services on the West Coast Main Line will begin and end at Carlisle from Saturday to Monday, with replacement buses covering northern stations.

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