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sublease

[ noun suhb-lees; verb suhb-lees ]

noun

  1. a lease granted by one who is already a lessee of a property, as an apartment.


verb (used with object)

, sub·leased, sub·leas·ing.
  1. to grant a sublease of.
  2. to take or hold a sublease of.

sublease

/ ˌsʌblɛˈsiː; ˌsʌblɛˈsɔː /

noun

  1. a lease of property made by a person who is himself a lessee or tenant of that property
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to grant a sublease of (property); sublet
  2. tr to take, obtain, or hold by sublease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • sublessee, noun
  • sublessor, noun
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Other Words From

  • sub·les·see [suhb-le-, see], noun
  • sub·les·sor [suhb-, les, -awr, suhb-le-, sawr], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sublease1

First recorded in 1820–30; sub- + lease 1
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Example Sentences

He requested permission to work remotely, subleased his room in a three-bedroom rental apartment and left for his new home in the fields and mountains west of Beijing.

We rented a six-bedroom house in East Hollywood for $1,900 a month, subleased two of the bedrooms and still had space for a karaoke room.

Apex was also illegally subleasing to six other companies, the agency alleges in a lawsuit filed before the fire.

That year, Amazon shut down some warehouses, abandoned construction plans for others and subleased space in other facilities.

Most of the $45 million that has been spent on the ship, city officials said, has come from revenue from the Queen Mary or related subleases.

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