fee vs poundage

poundage vs fee

fee and poundage both are nouns.

fee is a verb but poundage is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fee	Yes	No	Yes	No
poundage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, poundage is a hyponym of fee; that is, poundage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fee:

fee: a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
poundage: a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals

Other hyponyms of fee include anchorage, cellarage, commission, contingency fee, dockage, docking fee, drop-off charge, admission, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, entrance fee, entrance money, price of admission, finder's fee, legal fee, license fee, license tax, licensing fee, lighterage, lockage, mintage, moorage, origination fee, pipage, consideration, retainer, seigniorage, toll, truckage, tuition, tuition fee, quayage, wharfage, rezoning fee, zoning change fee.

fee (noun)	poundage (noun)
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services	placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
an interest in land capable of being inherited	weight expressed in pounds
	a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals
	a charge based on weight measured in pounds

fee (verb)	poundage (verb)
give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on

Difference between fee and poundage

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