1) General subject: defray the expenses, clear expenses
2) Colloquial: defray expenses (Компания покроет все ваши расходы в дороге. The company will cover all your expenses on the business trip.; компенсировать кому-л. потраченные деньги to compensate for expended money)
3) Mathematics: defray costs
4) Economy: absorb costs, break even, defray expenses, defray the charges
5) Business: meet costs, meet expenses
6) Cables: meet the expenses
7) Makarov: cover expenses, cover the expenses
Универсальный русско-английский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.