: a lease by a tenant or lessee of part or all of leased premises to another person but with the original tenant retaining some right or interest under the original lease
subleased; subleasing; subleases
: to make or obtain a sublease of
Examples of sublease in a Sentence
Verb
She subleased her apartment to a student for the summer.
The agency subleases office space from a law firm.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
In 2022, however, the firm listed its space there for sublease.
—Thomas Gounley, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Target has been trying to find companies to sublease its space for four years, but it's not had much — if any — luck and continues to pay millions per year in rent.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 23 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The filing also details the company's lease commitments, including a sublease agreement for office space in New York, NY, with base rent subject to annual increases.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
In 2022, however, the firm listed its space there for sublease.
—Thomas Gounley, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
The company is attempting to sublease its three leaseholds in Massachusetts to preserve capital, following the decision to halt manufacturing and commercialization efforts for LYR-210.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Target has been trying to find companies to sublease its space for four years, but it's not had much — if any — luck and continues to pay millions per year in rent.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Sublease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublease. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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sublease
noun
sub·lease
ˈsəb-ˌlēs 
: a lease that is given by a tenant or lessee to another person of part or all of the leased premises for a shorter term than that of the original lease and under which some interest is retained compare assignment of lease at assignment
sublease
transitive verb
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