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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Florida price at the pump Average: The average price for a gallon of gas in Florida on Monday, Jan. 27, according to AAA, was $3.20 a gallon. —

Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025 Energy prices influence every part of the economy, ranging from the prices that consumers pay at the pump to the cost of items that require fossil fuels for production, the official noted. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025 Some of the cost is passed onto consumers at the pump. —

Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025 Advertisement The Big Oil battle raises questions about future gasoline supply and prices at the pump if more oil companies abandon the state. —

Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for at the pump