cover costs
- payWages for work
- expensesMoney spent on things
- defrayPay part of costs
- reimburseReturn money owed
- compensateMake up for
fund · finance · bills · budget · overhead · breakeven · recoup · afford · offset · outlay · spending · revenue · profit · margin · invoice · balance · settle · subsidize
financial outcome
cover costsfall short
Fail to reach standard
come up short · underfund · shortfall · miss the mark · run short