subtenant

noun

Definition of subtenantnext
as in cotenant

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Recent Examples of subtenant That’s because Rhapsody was a subtenant of Giordano’s, the national pizza chain that closed in 2022 after less than a year in the space. — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025 The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits. — Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025 The family lives in a rented brownstone in Brooklyn, in which rooms are let to subtenants. — The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025 In February 2020, inspectors noted multiple subtenants, wooden pallets and washing machines. — Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024 In a complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court, lawyers for Murkelley LLC accused Mission Housing Development Corporation of leaving 5524 Mission Street while its subtenants were still living in the building. — Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023 Gregory Marconi, Rob Stillwell of Newmark Knight Frank represented the subtenant. — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, 12 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtenant
  1. lessee
  2. tenant
  3. lodger
Noun
  • On Reddit, a Polestar lessee reported that service centers in San Francisco and San Jose are in the process of being dissolved, which could force him to travel over 300 miles to Los Angeles to return his vehicles when the lease runs out.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 10 July 2026
  • The owner and lessee will bear the responsibility of clearing the debris and alleviating some of the effects of the fire and its aftermath, Moore said, including looking for ways to mitigate debris flowing out of the warehouse, and the smell emitted by the rotting food.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of lessee
Noun
  • Speculative development is common in Atlanta and involves starting construction without specific tenants on board, aiming to capitalize on demand when the building debuts.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • Those classes will be available for tenants of The Sanctuary.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
Definition of tenant
Noun
  • The lodger being burned at the stake evokes the recent Spanish housing crisis.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.
    — Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of lodger

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“Subtenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtenant. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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