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turnkey
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)nˌkiː/
noun 2adj 1verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
entire, same, small, stout
VERB + TURNKEY
house, offers, saw, wanted
TURNKEY + NOUN
man, solution, solutions, unfetter, unit
PREP.
with
Definitions
adj
1
Ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture).
They wanted a turnkey solution for the entire system, but we could only provide the enclosure.
Third World countries no longer want to purchase nuclear projects on a turn-key basis; they want to receive advanced technical training as well.
noun
1
A system that is supplied ready to switch on and operate.
The hardware-software costs are packaged together. Turnkeys are either special purpose (e.g., only for one function such as libraries) or general purpose […]
2
A warder or jailer; a keeper of the keys in a prison.
He saw the same Turnkey unfetter a man / With but little expedition, / Which put him in mind of the long debate / On the Slave-trade abolition.
[…]they passed through an open door into a lobby, from which a heavy gate, opposite to that by which they had entered, and which was guarded by a stout turnkey with the key in his hand, led at once into the interior of the prison.
verb
1
To supply a turnkey product; to supply something fully assembled and ready to use.
We can sell you all the parts, or we can turnkey the entire unit.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — someone who guards prisoners
- jailer
- jailor
- gaoler
- screw
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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They wanted a turnkey solution for the entire system, but we could only provide the enclosure.
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Third World countries no longer want to purchase nuclear projects on a turn-key basis; they want to receive advanced technical training as well.
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He cautioned that the house “is not turnkey,” and that because it is “so unusual,” it may take a while to sell. But, he added, “It’s a joy to be selling a property with its history.”
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The hardware-software costs are packaged together. Turnkeys are either special purpose (e.g., only for one function such as libraries) or general purpose […]
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He saw the same Turnkey unfetter a man / With but little expedition, / Which put him in mind of the long debate / On the Slave-trade abolition.
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[…]they passed through an open door into a lobby, from which a heavy gate, opposite to that by which they had entered, and which was guarded by a stout turnkey with the key in his hand, led at once in
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