RING-FENCE


Meaning of RING-FENCE in English

verb [ vn ] ( BrE )

1.

( finance ) to protect a particular sum of money by putting restrictions on it so that it can only be used for a particular purpose

2.

to protect sth by putting restrictions on it so that it can only be used by particular people or for a particular purpose :

All employees can access the parts of the Intranet that are not ring-fenced.

►  ˈring fence noun :

The government has promised to put a ring fence around funding for education.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.