ring-fence
Britishverb
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to assign (money, a grant, fund, etc) to one particular purpose, so as to restrict its use
to ring-fence a financial allowance
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to oblige (a person or organization) to use money for a particular purpose
to ring-fence a local authority
noun
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However, agreement to ring-fence the money from the overall budget for next year will exacerbate pressures in the executive's starting position for 2026/27.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
The EU wants a broader "metals alliance" with Washington to ring-fence their respective economies from Chinese overcapacity.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
To rebuild trust with its public sector clients, PwC in May agreed to ring-fence its government consulting business and appoint a separate board.
From Reuters ● Jun. 26, 2023
"If anything, support for deposit holders supports the idea that the Fed could keep tightening policy," he said, if the measures were able to ring-fence problems to a few banks.
From Reuters ● Mar. 13, 2023
The first fact to note is the completeness of the ring-fence that shuts it in.
From Anthropology by R. R. (Robert Ranulph) Marett
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