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sub·let
(sŭb′lĕt′)v. sub·let, sub·let·ting, sub·lets
v.tr.
1.
a. To rent (property) from one who is a lessee rather than the owner.
b. To rent (property one holds by lease) to another.
2. To subcontract (work).
v.intr.
1.
a. To rent property from one who is a lessee rather than the owner.
b. To rent property one holds by lease to another.
2. To be available for rent by a tenant to another party: This apartment sublets for $1,500 a month.
n. (sŭb′lĕt′)
Property, especially an apartment, rented by a tenant to another party.
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sublet
vb, -lets, -letting or -let
1. (Law) to grant a sublease of (property)
2. (Law) to let out (work, etc) under a subcontract
n
(Law) informal chiefly US a sublease
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sub•let
(v. sʌbˈlɛt, ˈsʌbˌlɛt; n. ˈsʌbˌlɛt)v. -let, -let•ting,
n. v.t., v.i.
1. to sublease.
2. to subcontract.
n. 3. sublease.
4. a property, as an apartment, obtained by subleasing.
[1760–70]
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sublet
Past participle: sublet
Gerund: subletting
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| Noun | 1. | sublet - a lease from one lessee to another |
| Verb | 1. | sublet - lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person; "We sublet our apartment over the summer" |
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sublet
[ˈsʌbˈlet] (sublet (pt, pp))A. VT → subarrendar
B. VI they were considering subletting → estaban pensando en subarrendar el piso (or la casa )
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