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ring-fence

verb

  1. to assign (money, a grant, fund, etc) to one particular purpose, so as to restrict its use

    to ring-fence a financial allowance

  2. to oblige (a person or organization) to use money for a particular purpose

    to ring-fence a local authority

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an agreement, contract, etc, in which the use of money is restricted to a particular purpose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Labour UK ministers will no longer ring-fence farm cash, with future allocations being rolled in to the general funding they give the Welsh government.

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Champion said she was pleased the government has committed to "taking forward" all 20 of Prof Jay's recommendations - but called for the government to ring-fence funding for each of them.

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He says he's managed to ring-fence some from another supplier and should have enough "for the next week or two".

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She is calling for the government to ring-fence money for early intervention in primary schools.

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The manifesto pledge to ring-fence funding for it is a response to the UK government's decision to redirect £150m from 10 integrated school projects into the £3.3bn pot promised by Westminster to help get Stormont working again after the DUP's two-year boycott.

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