SUBLET

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


Etymology

Verb

sublet (third-person singular simple present sublets, present participle subletting, simple past and past participle sublet)

(transitive) To lease or rent all or part of (a property) (to another person).

Synonyms

• sublease

• underlet

Noun

sublet (plural sublets)

Property leased by one lessee to another.

Anagrams

• bluest, bluets, bustle, butles, subtle

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*let", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sublet; p. pr. & vb. n. Subletting.]

Definition: To underlet; to lease, as when a lessee leases to another person.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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