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 plan also draws on redirecting corporate income tax revenues and removing the 6% sales tax from fuel sales to allow for a 20-cent-per-gallon hike in the fuel tax, while leaving the price paid at the pump about the same.
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Paul Egan, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The fuel tank on board means travelers won't need to worry about lack of electric fast-charging infrastructure (maybe any infrastructure) out in the boonies and will be able to fill up at the pump for another 345 miles of range.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
But EVs are still worth it at the pump.
—Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Since 1985, electricity rates have risen below the pace of inflation and typically attract less attention from consumers than prices at the pump.
—Justin Worland, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
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Paul Egan, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The fuel tank on board means travelers won't need to worry about lack of electric fast-charging infrastructure (maybe any infrastructure) out in the boonies and will be able to fill up at the pump for another 345 miles of range.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
But EVs are still worth it at the pump.
—Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Since 1985, electricity rates have risen below the pace of inflation and typically attract less attention from consumers than prices at the pump.
—Justin Worland, Time, 27 Aug. 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 Oct. 2025.
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