turnkey

[US]/'tɜːnkiː/
[UK]/'tɝnki/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.warden; a guard of a prison;master key; a key that opens several locks.

Phrases & Collocations

turnkey solution

turnkey project

turnkey system

turnkey contract

Example Sentences

a turnkey computer system; a turnkey housing project; a turnkey factory.

turnkey systems for telecommunications customers.

Real-world Examples

" Turnkey" (turnkey – one word) means ready to be used immediately, without making any changes.

Source: 2008 ESLPod

'Steady, ' said the turnkey, still holding him down.

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

The turnkey looked askance at her all the while, but never spoke.

Source: Adam Bede (Volume Four)

" Why then, " said the turnkey, grinning again, " he knows what Mr. Jaggers is" .

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

The turnkey made the sign of the cross and went out rejoicing.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Four)

Most franchise businesses are turnkey businesses; the company already has a set of procedures for you to follow.

Source: 2008 ESLPod

Motioning them to remain where they were, the turnkey knocked at one of these with his bunch of keys.

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

The person who accompanied him was a simple lackey, named Ebenezer Radburn, who acted merely in the capacity of turnkey.

Source: Twelve Years a Slave

That Colonel durst no more take leave of him, than that turnkey durst ask him his intentions respecting a case.

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

We offer a turnkey operation and you will be trained on how to run your business, down to the smallest details.

Source: 2008 ESLPod

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