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Definition of sublet
sublet
;subletting
transitive verb
1 : sublease
2 : subcontract 1
intransitive verb
: to lease or rent all or part of a leased or rented property
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Examples of sublet in a Sentence
She sublet her apartment to a student for the summer.
He asked his landlord if he could sublet.
The agency sublets office space from a law firm in the building.
I need someone to sublet my apartment for the summer.
Recent Examples of sublet from the Web
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In the summertime, snowbirds sublet nicer upper-floor apartments from students.
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The school would also be allowed to sublet to nonprofits.
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The space was eventually sublet by the Carter Burgess engineering firm.
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Eventually, a fortuitous conversation with Louisville Cream, who was leaving their Old Louisville production space, led Ferleman to Joy Wilson who was opening kids' cooking school Turnip the Beet and was open to subletting kitchen space.
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My wife did a search on the Internet and found a family who was subletting a room in a farmhouse 20 miles from the hotel for only $230.
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Real estate startups such as WeWork Cos., which sublets space while offering easy exits from leases, attract entrepreneurial tenants with millennial-friendly perks including free energy bars and beer.
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Almena leased the building and Harris helped him sublet space to tenants and promoters, even though the warehouse was not licensed for housing or entertainment, prosecutors said.
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Almena leased the building in November 2013, and Harris is accused of helping Almena sublet space to promoters and tenants.
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First Known Use of sublet
1766
Definition of sublet
: property and especially housing obtained by or available through a sublease
Examples of sublet in a Sentence
I'm looking for a sublet since I'm only going to be here for the summer.
Recent Examples of sublet from the Web
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For instance, the lease prohibits any part of the property from being sublet.
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A maker of reusable beverage bottles has quadrupled its office space in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, landing a two-year sublet, the company announced.
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Last spring, Mr. Stansfield, a software sales consultant, wrapped up his life in Perth, Australia, and moved temporarily into a Battery Park City sublet.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sublet'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of sublet
1906
SUBLET Defined for English Language Learners
sublet
playDefinition of sublet for English Language Learners
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: to allow someone to use (an apartment, house, etc., that you are renting) for a period of time in return for payment
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: to use (an apartment, house, etc., that is rented by someone) in return for payment
sublet
playDefinition of sublet for English Language Learners
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: an apartment, house, etc., that you sublet from someone
Law Dictionary
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sublet
subletting
transitive verb
intransitive verb
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