petrol pump

British

noun

a device at a filling station that is used to deliver petrol to the tank of a car and which displays the quantity, quality, and usually the cost of the petrol delivered

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People are limited to 20 litres of fuel at the petrol pumps, which must be paid for in US dollars.

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The AA said that, since November, the wholesale cost of petrol has fallen more than 7p per litre but the average petrol pump price had fallen by just two-thirds of a penny.

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The BBC has seen queues for petrol pumps, with people waiting for hours to then be told there is no fuel left when they reach the front of the queue.

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Canadian officials argue they would undermine the US economy, increase inflation for American consumers - including raising prices at the petrol pump - and hamper investment.

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In Ghana he worked as a petrol pump attendant and a storekeeper.

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