ring-fence

verb

ring-fenced; ring-fencing; ring-fences

British

: to put (an amount of money) aside for a specific purpose

The money was ring-fenced for education programs.

Examples of ring-fence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So, while more oil in the face of potentially lower demand stemming from China's lackluster performance, possibility of trade wars and other factors may knock prices lower, many U.S. players have ring-fenced themselves from such a near-term dip. —Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024

Even the National Health Service, which was ring-fenced from cuts, has been under intense pressure. —Josh Holder, New York Times, 3 July 2024

While ring-fencing the core code, forward-thinking ERP vendors will put power into your hands. —Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024

But tools designed specifically for location analytics have sophisticated information exchanges designed to ring-fence data within a secure, dedicated cloud environment. —Charles Wetzel, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024

The per film, special purpose vehicles that committees frequently set up ring-fence financial risk but may also discourage reinvestment. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 July 2024

However, its Russian ice-cream division, which has net assets of around €600 million, including four factories, won’t form part of that process as it is ring-fenced from the rest of the company, a spokesperson said Thursday. —Dasha Afanasieva, Fortune Europe, 16 May 2024

That’s why none of the hearings, promises, and lobbying—not even ByteDance’s attempt to ring-fence U.S. user data—can assuage Washington’s fears. —Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2024

As a further measure, TikTok pledged $1.5 billion to ring-fencing U.S. data and creating a ‘firewall’ between its U.S. and Chinese operations. —Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023

Rhymes for ring-fence

• commence
• condense
• defence
• defense
• dispense
• expense
• fourpence
• halfpence
• immense
• incense
• intense
• missense