different between outsource vs turnkey

English

Etymology

From out- +? source.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?a?t?s??s/

Verb

outsource (third-person singular simple present outsources, present participle outsourcing, simple past and past participle outsourced)

1. (chiefly US, business, management) To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

Synonyms

• farm out, subcontract

Derived terms

• outsourceable
• outsourcer
• outsourcing

Translations

References

• “outsource”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• courteous

English

Etymology

turn +? key

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: tûrn'-k?

Adjective

turnkey (comparative more turnkey, superlative most turnkey)

1. 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)
   • 1980, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, April 1980, Kathleen Bailey, When and why weapons; page 42

     Third World countries no longer want to purchase nuclear projects on a turn-key basis; they want to receive advanced technical training as well.

Translations

Noun

turnkey (plural turnkeys)

1. (now archaic) A warder or jailer/gaoler; keeper of the keys in a prison.

Translations

Verb

turnkey (third-person singular simple present turnkeys, present participle turnkeying, simple past and past participle turnkeyed)

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