I think you are being too strict with your definition of "to pay". In English pay can mean to give or to render as in "pay attention", "pay respects", or "pay compliments". It can also mean to make as in "pay a visit". It is also a nautical term where to pay means to let the ship turn or fall off leeward. None of these meaning address obligation, debt, or compensation which are more regularly associated with the word.
I don't mean to reprove but in this forum we must have a broad understanding of the variety of meaning a word can convey.
Best Regards,
Joel
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