ring-fence

English

Verb

ring-fence (third-person singular simple present ring-fences, present participle ring-fencing, simple past and past participle ring-fenced)

1. Alternative form of ringfence.
   • 2019 November 6, “Network News”, in Rail, page 22:

     It also wants to ring-fence NR's [Network Rail's] future funding for the East Coast Main Line improvements in Control Period 7.

References

• “ring-fence”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “ring-fence”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Anagrams

• refencing