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
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While ring-fencing the core code, forward-thinking ERP vendors will put power into your hands.
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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
Despite the increase in workplace trends poised to increase workers’ autonomy and ring-fence their personal time, according to Glassdoor research, discussions around mental health and being overworked are still on the rise, indicating employees are still struggling to find a good work-life balance.
—Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2023
Wakeling says that Allen & Overy is not using personal data for its deployment of Harvey, and wouldn’t do so unless it could be convinced that any data would be ring-fenced and protected from any other use.
—WIRED, 21 Feb. 2023
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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
Despite the increase in workplace trends poised to increase workers’ autonomy and ring-fence their personal time, according to Glassdoor research, discussions around mental health and being overworked are still on the rise, indicating employees are still struggling to find a good work-life balance.
—Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2023
Wakeling says that Allen & Overy is not using personal data for its deployment of Harvey, and wouldn’t do so unless it could be convinced that any data would be ring-fenced and protected from any other use.
—WIRED, 21 Feb. 2023
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