at the pump
idiom
variants
or less commonly at the pumps
US, informal
: at the places where customers buy gasoline for their cars
Prices are higher at the pump.
Expect long lines at the pumps this weekend.
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The price at the pump has climbed this month, leaving spring break road trippers and daily commuters paying a national average of around $3.17 a gallon, according to AAA.
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Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article A gas station clerk in Somers has been accused of taking a necklace and $200 from a wallet that was left at the pump by a customer and turned over by someone who found it.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
What’s more, with the market set to see higher OPEC production of around 1 million bpd and yet more pressure from the Trump White House in favor of lower prices at the pump, there’s little potential for a near-term upshot for oil.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
According to the latest data provided by AAA, the price of gas at the pump is going down as the president said.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article A gas station clerk in Somers has been accused of taking a necklace and $200 from a wallet that was left at the pump by a customer and turned over by someone who found it.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
What’s more, with the market set to see higher OPEC production of around 1 million bpd and yet more pressure from the Trump White House in favor of lower prices at the pump, there’s little potential for a near-term upshot for oil.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
According to the latest data provided by AAA, the price of gas at the pump is going down as the president said.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at the pump
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“At the pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20pump. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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