sublet

[ verb suhb-let; noun suhb-let, suhb-let ]

verb (used with object)

, sub·let, sub·let·ting.

1. to sublease.
2. to let under a subcontract:

   to sublet work.

noun

1. a sublease.
2. a property obtained by subleasing, as an apartment.

sublet

verb

1. to grant a sublease of (property)
2. to let out (work, etc) under a subcontract

noun

1. informal.
   a sublease

Word History and Origins

Origin of sublet¹

First recorded in 1760–70; sub- + let ¹

Example Sentences

It was nothing like the aging, rent-controlled apartment she once sublet in Venice, where she often had to cook using a toaster oven.

From Los Angeles Times

At one point, he sublet his bedroom in his Brooklyn apartment to a stranger to cover the cost of rent — something to which Alejandro also resorts in “Problemista.”

From Los Angeles Times

Suitable spaces are passed down, sublet, shared in secret.

From New York Times

Agency says it illegally sublet the property to several small businesses.

From Los Angeles Times

In August, Moss decided that he would sublet his Brooklyn apartment and move to Oklahoma for the month leading up to the execution so that he could visit the prison more easily.

From New York Times