non-oil

adjective

ˌnän-ˈȯi(-ə)l 

1

: not relating to, containing, or derived from oil

2

: being a net importer of petroleum or petroleum products

non-oil nations

Examples of non-oil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The man charged with increasing Saudi’s non-oil exports and non-oil GDP as part of Vision 2030, openly criticized European regulation and its drive to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Dubai has built one of the world’s most sophisticated non-oil economies. — Judah Taub, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026

That has crippled Iran’s two biggest non-oil exports, and higher prices have affected everything from plastics to pipes, to fabrics and packaging for groceries like milk, butter and cheese. — Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026

This mechanism primarily benefits producers that rely heavily on oil revenue, a description that fits Saudi Arabia far more than the UAE, whose non-oil economy now accounts for roughly 75 percent of GDP. — Carla Sertin, Wired News, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for non-oil

• airfoil
• benzoyl
• despoil
• embroil
• etoile
• gargoyle
• recoil
• subsoil
• tinfoil
• topsoil
• trefoil
• turmoil