動詞
代指為學習一啲嘢而付出代價，並唔止單係指錢，而可以係時間等無形嘅嘢；相對地亦可以指因付出或失去咗一啲嘢，而從中學到一啲道理或者知識 （literally: to pay school fees）to pay the cost of acquiring a skill or knowledge, to "pay one's dues", to learn a lesson, to be taught a lesson
今次你撞花咗架車要整返，就當係交學費啦。
今次你撞花咗架车要整返，就当系交学费啦。
You scratched the car so you need to pay and get it fixed. Treat it as paying your due.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
今天是交学费的最后一天，我银行卡里没钱了。
今天是交學費的最後一天，我銀行卡里沒錢了。
jīn tiān shì jiāo xué fèi de zuì hòu yī tiān ， wǒ yín háng kǎ lǐ méi qián le 。
Today is the last day to pay tuition fees, and my credit card has no money on it.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
交学费
交學費
to pay the tuition fee
Cantonese
今次你撞花咗架车要整返，就当系交学费啦。
今次你撞花咗架車要整返，就當係交學費啦。
You scratched the car so you need to pay and get it fixed. Treat it as paying your due.