EGAVE

turnkey

About 0.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective 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.
  2. noun A system that is supplied ready to switch on and operate.
  3. noun A warder or jailer; a keeper of the keys in a prison.
  4. 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.

Similar words

prison guard jailer gaoler screw ready-made integral captor oven-ready productionable set up

Often followed by

systems projects system contract basis contracts project plants operation

Word family

turnkeys

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