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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Since 1985, electricity rates have risen below the pace of inflation and typically attract less attention from consumers than prices at the pump.
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Justin Worland, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Gas prices continue to rise in Arizona, but a gas station chain is looking to give you a major discount at the pump.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
While fuel costs vary widely from state to state, with some enjoying far more favorable prices at the pump, recent successive declines have pushed nationwide averages to multiyear lows.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
But there will be additional stakes for many business leaders—because prices at the pump and the health of the oil industry are likely to swing depending on the talks’ results.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Justin Worland, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Gas prices continue to rise in Arizona, but a gas station chain is looking to give you a major discount at the pump.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
While fuel costs vary widely from state to state, with some enjoying far more favorable prices at the pump, recent successive declines have pushed nationwide averages to multiyear lows.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
But there will be additional stakes for many business leaders—because prices at the pump and the health of the oil industry are likely to swing depending on the talks’ results.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 15 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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