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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Gas prices down The price at the pump is also down.
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Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Christmas travelers are getting a major break at the pump this year.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
This is the cheapest December at the pump since the end of 2020.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2025
There’s also the state’s carbon tax, which is paid by gasoline retailers and distributors but passed along to drivers at the pump.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
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Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Christmas travelers are getting a major break at the pump this year.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
This is the cheapest December at the pump since the end of 2020.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2025
There’s also the state’s carbon tax, which is paid by gasoline retailers and distributors but passed along to drivers at the pump.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 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 2 Jan. 2026.
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