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pump

 
 
/pʌmp/ noun [C]

Definition

at the pump TRANSPORT used to refer to the cost of fuel for cars when sold to the public: The dramatic drop in oil prices was not immediately reflected at the pump.
(Definition of pump noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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