ring-fence

verb

to assign (money, a grant, fund, etc) to one particular purpose, so as to restrict its use to ring-fence a financial allowance
to oblige (a person or organization) to use money for a particular purpose to ring-fence a local authority

noun ring fence

an agreement, contract, etc, in which the use of money is restricted to a particular purpose

Words nearby ring-fence

ring-a-lievio, ring-a-ring o' roses, ring-around-the-rosey, ring-billed gull, ring-dyke, ring-fence, ring-knife, ring-necked, ring-necked duck, ring-necked pheasant, ring-porous

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