: built, supplied, or installed complete and ready to operate
a turnkey nuclear plant
a turnkey computer system
also
: of or relating to a turnkey building or installation
a turnkey contract
turnkey vendors
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Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Start with soil and the weather, recommends Jen McDonald, garden expert and co-owner of Garden Girls, a turnkey garden design firm based in Houston, Texas.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Other major powers with advanced nuclear industries have not done enough to offer the accessible financing and turnkey project models that developing countries need.
—Juzel Lloyd, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The three-story house was delivered, like most upmarket specs, in turnkey condition: brand-new plumbing, flawless framing, nothing sagging or squeaking.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Start with soil and the weather, recommends Jen McDonald, garden expert and co-owner of Garden Girls, a turnkey garden design firm based in Houston, Texas.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Noun
Authorities contend that the contract required Otis to provide turnkey modernization and specified monthly preventative maintenance services related to certain elevators in the TVA Knoxville Office Complex.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Other major powers with advanced nuclear industries have not done enough to offer the accessible financing and turnkey project models that developing countries need.
—Juzel Lloyd, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Turnkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnkey. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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