Coverage principle

The term coverage principle is used in different meanings:

• In the foreclosure auction law , the cover principle states that the overriding rights must be preserved in the foreclosure auction date, see lowest bid
• In the Pfandbrief business, the cover principle states that the Pfandbriefe sold must be covered by mortgages of at least the same amount, see Pfandbrief
• in public budget law
  • the overall coverage principle, that all revenues serve to cover all expenses, see overall coverage principle
  • and the coverage principle that budgets must be balanced, see budget
• In the contribution margin calculation, the cover principle states that the revenue from a service must at least cover the directly attributable costs.

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.