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cover definition - business

cover

  1. To meet fixed expenses. For example, a company reports earnings that, before interest and taxes, exceed, or cover, interest expense for the period.
  2. See short cover.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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