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subletting

verb

present participle of sublet
as in subleasing

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  1. renting
  2. hiring
  3. leasing
Verb
  • An industrial tenant with specialized equipment has vastly different operational needs than a family renting an apartment.
    — David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • And at $200 a month, renting the lot on the river was affordable on his wages as a Waffle House cook.
    — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of renting
Verb
  • Patel was pressed on the FBI’s hiring standards The FBI quietly issued guidance this past spring lifting a categorical hiring ban on applicants who had previously engaged in prostitution.
    — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some job seekers are pushing back against AI interviews in hiring — refusing them, withdrawing as candidates, or even blacklisting employers from future consideration.
    — Sarah Jackson Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hiring
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  • In exchange for leasing out part of their unlimited bandwidth to others, many get free movie and TV show streaming.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The technology products and services arm brings in more revenue — around $251 million last year — by selling, leasing or renting Imax technology to theaters.
    — Kamaron McNair Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of leasing
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“Subletting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subletting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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