ring-fence in English

Forms: ring-fences [present, singular, third-person], ring-fencing [participle, present], ring-fenced [participle, past], ring-fenced [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb}} ring-fence (third-person singular simple present ring-fences, present participle ring-fencing, simple past and past participle ring-fenced)

Inflected forms

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"ring-fence" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms