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

A spokesperson told the BBC the company was clear with caravan owners that "there are no guarantees" about subletting income.

From BBC

Neither the subletting nor the storage of flammable materials was legal under the Caltrans lease, but the agency failed time and again to enforce it own rules, the report found.

From Los Angeles Times

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

“We were just subletting our apartment,” said Ewald, explaining that she expected to return to New York after the Empty Space gig.

From Seattle 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