unfence

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verb

To remove a fence (from)

“unfence the funds”

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Meanings

verbunfence (third-person singular simple present unfences, present participle unfencing, simple past and past participle unfenced)

present singular third person unfences · participle present unfencing · participle past unfenced · past unfenced

  1. transitiveTo remove a fence (from)
  2. To remove restrictions on the use of

    unfence the funds

    1 more example

    So that money has been appropriated. It is on the line. And the vote is merely to unfence that money , and allow us to obligate it.

    1985, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services, Defense Department authorization and oversight, page 820

Origin

From un- + fence.

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APA

unfence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfence

MLA

“unfence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfence.

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