SINCE 1828
subtenant
noun
sub·ten·ant
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Definition of subtenant
: one who rents from a tenant
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The owner of the building in dispute was actually a black Pentecostal church, whose leaders had asked a Jewish tenant to evict a black subtenant, who enlisted the aid of Sharpton and other race-baiters to whip up street protests. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "Al Sharpton Is Not a Civil-Rights Hero," 31 July 2019 WeWork and its peers are typically on the hook for fixed rents of 10 to 15 years, but their subtenants can bolt after only a fraction of that time, potentially leaving co-working companies stuck with empty space for long stretches. — Eliot Brown, WSJ, "WeWork Surpasses JPMorgan as Biggest Occupier of Manhattan Office Space," 18 Sep. 2018 Tesla, which runs the plant, now employs about a fifth of that number — between 600 and 700 employees — working with Panasonic, which is a subtenant. — New York Times, "Cuomo’s ‘Buffalo Billion’: Is New York Getting Its Money’s Worth?," 2 July 2018 With membership votes, apathy is often a problem, and can stymie good ideas. Evicting a member’s tenant (or subtenant) would require an injunction. — Kelly Gl Richardson, sandiegouniontribune.com, "HOA Homefront: Can we control short-term rentals?," 14 Apr. 2018 In a corner workstation were two subtenants, glassblowers who specialize in brain-meltingly elaborate bongs. — Andy Newman, New York Times, "Can Gowanus Survive Its Renaissance?," 13 Oct. 2017 The Post holds a long-term lease of several floors in the building but has inked deals with several subtenants in recent years. — Jon Murray, The Denver Post, "City clinches lease deal for Denver Post newsroom and ad offices," 7 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'subtenant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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subtenant
noun
sub·ten·ant
| \ ˌsəb-ˈte-nənt
\
\
Legal Definition of subtenant
: one who rents property from a tenant of the property
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