fee vs wharfage

wharfage vs fee

fee and wharfage both are nouns.

fee is a verb but wharfage is not a verb.

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

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

fee: a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
wharfage: a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay

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, poundage, consideration, retainer, seigniorage, toll, truckage, tuition, tuition fee, quayage, rezoning fee, zoning change fee.

fee (noun)	wharfage (noun)
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services	a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
an interest in land capable of being inherited	a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay

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

Difference between fee and wharfage

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