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pay

one's last respects (to someone) to go to someone's funeral. I paid my last respects to Mr. Kantor yesterday. Scores of people came to pay their last respects.

pay someone (for something) (with something)

to make payment with something to someone for something or for doing something. I will pay you for the loan you made me with the money I get from selling my car. I will pay you with a check.

See:

• above (one's) pay grade
• beyond (one's) pay grade
• call the tune
• crime does not pay
• Crime doesn't pay
• devil to pay, the
• give lip service to
• have the devil to pay
• He who pays the piper calls the tune
• hell to pay
• hit pay dirt
• If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
• it pays to advertise
• king's ransom
• lip service
• live paycheck to paycheck
• live payslip to payslip
• make (one) pay through the nose
• pay
• pay (one) back in kind
• pay (one's) last respects
• pay (one's) respects
• pay (someone) on the nail
• pay (someone) peanuts
• pay a backhanded compliment
• pay a call
• pay a call on
• pay a compliment
• pay a visit
• pay an arm and a leg
• pay as you go
• pay attention
• pay back
• pay back in own coin
• pay by
• pay compliment
• pay court to
• pay debt
• pay dirt
• pay dirt, hit
• pay dividends
• pay down
• pay dues
• pay for
• pay heed to
• pay homage to
• pay in advance
• pay into
• pay its way
• pay lip service
• pay off
• pay on
• pay one’s dues
• pay one’s dues to society
• pay one's dues
• pay one's way
• pay out
• pay over the odds
• pay own way
• pay packet
• pay respect
• pay respects
• pay scot and lot
• pay the bills
• pay the consequences
• pay the fiddler
• pay the freight
• pay the penalty
• pay the piper
• pay the price
• pay the water bill
• pay through
• pay through the nose
• pay to do
• pay too dearly for (one's) whistle
• pay top dollar
• pay tribute to
• pay up
• pay way
• pay with the roll of the drum
• pay your money and take your choice
• pound of flesh
• price one has to pay
• rob Peter to pay Paul
• strike pay dirt
• the devil to pay
• There will be hell to pay
• there will be the devil to pay
• there'll be hell to pay
• third time pays for all
• You get what you pay for
• You pays your money
• You pays your money and you takes your chance