English
Etymology
from turn + key
Adjective
en-adj|-
- 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.
Translations
Dutch: kant-en-klaar
Noun
en-noun
- slang A warder or jailer / goaler; keeper of the keys in a prison
#*1836: Charles Dickens, The Pickwick papers
#*:...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
en-verb
- 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.
Related terms
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key
io:turnkey
ru:turnkey
vi:turnkey
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