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turnkey (iou)



turnkey noun & adjective. M17.
[from TURN verb + KEY noun1.]
A. noun.
A jailer, esp. a subordinate one. M17.
A burglar's implement for turning from the outside a key left in a door. Also, an instrument for extracting teeth. Only in 19.
b. adjective. Of a contract etc.: providing for the supply of equipment etc. in a state ready for immediate use. M20.