non-oil
adjective
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
But the initiative has relaxed government constraints on social liberties, improved the efficiency of many state services, given women access to legal, economic, and education rights, and made small but steady improvements in the non-oil economy.
—
Yasmine Farouk, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2022
For this reason, Iran’s service, agricultural, and non-oil industrial sectors were able to cushion the blow from the collapse of oil revenues under sanctions.
—Henry Rome, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2019
That still pales in comparison to exchange with its biggest trade partner, China, which reached $72 billion in non-oil trade alone, or even the US, which amounted to $23 billion in 2021.
—Becky Anderson, CNN, 16 June 2023
Conditions in Egypt’s non-oil economy deteriorated sharply in January as a steep devaluation of the pound heaped more price pressures on businesses, prompting them to trim activity, buying and jobs.
—Mirette Magdy, Bloomberg.com, 5 Feb. 2023
Although non-oil revenues increased by 9% in the first quarter, nearly two-thirds of Saudi Arabia’s income still comes from selling fossil fuels.
—Eoin McSweeney, CNN, 5 June 2023
While that deadline may not be met, work on the project has boosted the kingdom’s growing non-oil GDP.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2023
Yasmine Farouk, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2022
For this reason, Iran’s service, agricultural, and non-oil industrial sectors were able to cushion the blow from the collapse of oil revenues under sanctions.
—Henry Rome, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2019
That still pales in comparison to exchange with its biggest trade partner, China, which reached $72 billion in non-oil trade alone, or even the US, which amounted to $23 billion in 2021.
—Becky Anderson, CNN, 16 June 2023
Conditions in Egypt’s non-oil economy deteriorated sharply in January as a steep devaluation of the pound heaped more price pressures on businesses, prompting them to trim activity, buying and jobs.
—Mirette Magdy, Bloomberg.com, 5 Feb. 2023
Although non-oil revenues increased by 9% in the first quarter, nearly two-thirds of Saudi Arabia’s income still comes from selling fossil fuels.
—Eoin McSweeney, CNN, 5 June 2023
While that deadline may not be met, work on the project has boosted the kingdom’s growing non-oil GDP.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'non-oil.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near non-oil
Cite this Entry
“Non-oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-oil. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share