sublease, sublet
(noun) a lease from one lessee to another
sublet, sublease
(verb) lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person; “We sublet our apartment over the summer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sublease (plural subleases)
A lease on something made by someone who already leases it.
• underlease
sublease (third-person singular simple present subleases, present participle subleasing, simple past and past participle subleased)
To lease something that is already leased; to sublet.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub"lease`, n. (Law)
Definition: A lease by a tenant or lessee to another person; an underlease. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
