ring-fence
verb /ˈrɪŋ fens/
/ˈrɪŋ fens/
(British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ring-fence | /ˈrɪŋ fens/ /ˈrɪŋ fens/ |
| he / she / it ring-fences | /ˈrɪŋ fensɪz/ /ˈrɪŋ fensɪz/ |
| past simple ring-fenced | /ˈrɪŋ fenst/ /ˈrɪŋ fenst/ |
| past participle ring-fenced | /ˈrɪŋ fenst/ /ˈrɪŋ fenst/ |
| -ing form ring-fencing | /ˈrɪŋ fensɪŋ/ /ˈrɪŋ fensɪŋ/ |
- ring-fence something (finance) to protect a particular sum of money by putting limits on it so that it can only be used for a particular purpose
- ring-fence something to protect something by putting limits 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.