rack inversion

rack inversion
 n.— «Independent station owners have been paying higher wholesale prices for gasoline than branded dealers—a situation known in industry parlance as a “rack inversion.”» —“Pump pain hits independents” by Bruce V. Bigelow SignOnSanDiego.com (San Diego, California) June 24, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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