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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
- an agreement, contract, etc, in which the use of money is restricted to a particular purpose
Example Sentences
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.
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.
He says he's managed to ring-fence some from another supplier and should have enough "for the next week or two".
She is calling for the government to ring-fence money for early intervention in primary schools.
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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