turnkey

Plural: turnkeys

Noun

• A person responsible for the keys in a prison.
• someone who guards prisoners
• A system that is supplied ready to switch on and operate.
• A warder or jailer; a keeper of the keys in a prison.

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).

Verb

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

Examples

• The player was the TURNKEY of the board, locking down all the premium squares.
• They wanted a turnkey solution for the entire system, but we could only provide the enclosure.
• We can sell you all the parts, or we can turnkey the entire unit.

Synonyms

gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, screw

Anagrams of turnkey