ring-fence

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finance & economics, business   specialized
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
確保一筆資金受到保護用於專門用途；保証資金不會被挪作他用
Over £500 million was ring-fenced for improvements to the transport system . 有一筆超過5億英鎊的資金被保護起來，專門用來改善公共交通系統。
The following ring-fenced areas account for around 46 percent of total departmental spending . 以下受保護的領域約佔整個部門開支的46%。 返回 ring-fence