item vs postage

postage vs item

item and postage both are nouns.

item is an adverb but postage is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
item	Yes	No	No	Yes
postage	Yes	No	No	No

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

item: an individual instance of a type of symbol
postage: a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid

Other hyponyms of item include postage stamp, stamp, trading stamp.

item (noun)	postage (noun)
a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection	a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole	the charge for mailing something
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
an individual instance of a type of symbol
a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

item (adverb)	postage (adverb)
(used when listing or enumerating items) also

Difference between item and postage

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