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

Today, approximately 85% of the kingdom’s GDP derives from the non-oil economy. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Venture capital deal-making in the Middle East has collapsed to a five-year low amid the Iran war, jeopardizing the growth of startups that are an engine for jobs, innovation, and non-oil revenue. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 July 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