0 to make sure that a sum of money is protected and only used for a particular purpose; to protect a particular area of spending so that there is no reduction in the amount spent on it: --
Over £500 million was ring-fenced for improvements to the transport system.
The following ring-fenced areas account for around 46 percent of total departmental spending.
1 something that protects a sum of money or area of spending so that it cannot be reduced or is kept separate from other amounts or areas: --
The company established a ring-fence around losses dating from 2012.
2 to protect an amount of money so that it can only be used for a particular purpose: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Можем да го завършим стъпка по стъпка, колкото и дълъг да е пътят и не може да бъде завършен, колкото и кратък да е пътят, ако дори не маркирате отпечатъка си.