ring-fence
Earmark and guard
Ring-fence means to protect funds or resources by isolating them from other uses.
Governments ring-fence budgets to ensure money reaches its intended purpose: The grant was ring-fenced for mental health services.
In business, ring-fencing separates risky operations from stable ones.
The term derives from the circular fences that contain livestock, suggesting protective boundaries around something valuable.
Precaution against harm
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- protectKeep from harm
- secureProtected from harm
- preserveProtect from loss
insulate · defend · guard · conserve · shelter · buffer · cordon · barrier
Distribution of shares
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- earmarkDesignate for specific purpose
- fundsAvailable financial resources
- set-asideReserved for future use
reserves · treasury · subsidy · grant · expenditure · fiscal · spending · revenue
Shape's outer edge length
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- borderOuter edge or limit
- limitMaximum allowed extent
confines · circumference · cordon · barrier · partition · hedge · wall · delineation
safeguard
Precaution against harm
preserve · insulate · defend · guard · conserve · shelter · buffer · cordon · barrier · sanctuary
allocation
Distribution of shares
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- earmarkDesignate for specific purpose
- fundsAvailable financial resources
set-aside · reserves · treasury · subsidy · grant · expenditure · fiscal · spending · revenue · accounts
perimeter
Shape's outer edge length
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- borderOuter edge or limit
limit · confines · circumference · cordon · barrier · partition · hedge · wall · delineation · containment
ring-fenceexpose
Make known publicly
open up · free up · unshield · deregulate · liberalize
ring-fencepool
Collective fund or basin
general fund · discretionary spending · comingle · consolidate · lump together
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