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turnkey

Pronunciation: /ˈtɜː(ɹ)nˌkiː/

The English word “turnkey” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  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).

noun

  1. A system that is supplied ready to switch on and operate.
  2. A warder or jailer; a keeper of the keys in a prison.

verb

  1. To supply a turnkey product; to supply something fully assembled and ready to use.

Etymology

From turn + key. (jailer): Compare typologically Russian вертуха́й (vertuxáj) (akin to верте́ть (vertétʹ)).

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