turnkey

== English == === Etymology === From turn +‎ key. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɜː(ɹ)nˌkiː/ (US) enPR: tûrn'-kē === Adjective === turnkey (comparative more turnkey, superlative most turnkey) 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). 1980, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, April 1980, Kathleen Bailey, When and why weapons; page 42 Third World countries no longer want to purchase nuclear projects on a turn-key basis; they want to receive advanced technical training as well. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === turnkey (plural turnkeys) A system that is supplied ready to switch on and operate. (archaic) A warder or jailer; a keeper of the keys in a prison. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === turnkey (third-person singular simple present turnkeys, present participle turnkeying, simple past and past participle turnkeyed) (transitive) To supply a turnkey product; to supply something fully assembled and ready to use.