how to pronounce turnkey

/ˈtɝnˌkiː/

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turnkey is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of turnkey in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… briefly about turnkey solutions how many …”

meanings of turnkey

adjective:

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).

noun:

A warder or jailer/gaoler; keeper of the keys in a prison.

verb:

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

turnkey frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word turnkey occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics turnkey can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that turnkey can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;