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"Petrol" is the more common term. If anything, "gasoline" is an Americanism:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline#Etymology
> In most Commonwealth countries, the product is called "petrol", rather than "gasoline"
> The use of the word gasoline instead of petrol is uncommon outside North America,
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"Petrol" is the more common term. If anything, "gasoline" is an Americanism:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline#Etymology
> In most Commonwealth countries, the product is called "petrol", rather than "gasoline"
> The use of the word gasoline instead of petrol is uncommon outside North America,