sublets

verb

present tense third-person singular of sublet
as in rents

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  1. rents
  2. leases
  3. hires
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  • The National Trust rents out a charming stone cottage called 89 Church Lawn that sleeps seven and sits at the entrance to the 2,650-acre estate.
    — Nicholas DeRenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • His employer rents out the robots for events such as OpenAI’s conference.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of rents
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  • The company builds or leases data centers and sells computing capacity to hyperscalers and AI labs.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The company manages and leases 25 million square feet of space, ranging from large urban mixed-use destinations to lifestyle, community and open-air centers, either built from the ground up or purchased.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of leases
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  • This becomes especially important when a business enters another state, hires employees in a new jurisdiction, changes its legal structure or begins working with international customers and suppliers.
    — Prasanna Kumar, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • GoCardless hires graduates from any discipline but still encourages them to qualify as accountants and pays for the exams.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hires
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“Sublets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sublets. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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