The second one is charging hourly. We tend to prefer hourly fees on projects that are particularly open ended or very small scope. Our hourly rates are currently between $60 and $120 per hour depending on who is doing the work.
The word sonder exists, though. It means to probe, and in a more specific use, to test the depth of something. The word sound (as in the water feature) is a cognate, both related to the Old English sund meaning to swim, or the sea. I can't really think of an English equivalent that's specific beyond mere awareness.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Chowder. Chowder is a seafood or vegetable stew, often served with milk or cream and mostly eaten with saltine crackers. Chowder is usually thickened with broken up crackers, but some varieties are traditionally thickened with crushed ship biscuit.