Financial Definition of Cover
Meaning of Cover
The purchase of a contract to offset a previously established short position.
Synonyms of Cover
(Conceal), verb
- becloud
- befog
- bury
- camouflage
- cloak
- curtain
- disguise
- enshroud
- hide
- keep out of sight
- mask
- obscure
- put out of sight
- screen
- seclude
- secrete
- shroud
- veil
- velare
- Associated Concepts: cover one’s assets
(Guard), verb
- care for
- defend
- ensure
- harbor
- insure
- keep in safety
- keep safe from harm
- keep under close watch
- make safe
- protect
- safeguard
- secure
- sheathe
- shelter
- shield
- take care of
- watch over
- wrap
(Pretext), noun
- alleged reason
- camouflage
- claim
- disguise
- excuse
- guise
- mask
- obtegere
- operire
- pretense
- profession
- screen
- sham
- subterfuge
- velare
(Protection), noun
- blanket
- coating
- covering
- coverture
- guard
- integument
- safeguard
- sheath
- shelter
- shield
- veneer
(Provide for), verb
- compensate for
- counterbalance
- insure
- make compensation
- make provision for
- offset
- pay
- recompense
- replace
- substitute
- suffice to defray
- Associated Concepts: buyer’s right to cover
(Substitute), noun
- alternate
- alternative
- equivalent item
- exchange
- replacement
- similar item
- standin
- substitution
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Cover in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
See Covert.
Note: This legal definition of Cover in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
Cover in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of cover.
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See Also
- Covert
- Discovery
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Policeman
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- cover in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- cover in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Cover in the National Security Context
A definition and brief description of Cover in relation to national security is as follows:A business/trade front which conceals espionage operations.
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