sublease

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noun

sub·​lease ˈsəb-ˈlēs 

-ˌlēs

: a lease by a tenant or lessee of part or all of leased premises to another person but with the original tenant retaining some right or interest under the original lease

sublease

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verb

subleased; subleasing; subleases

transitive verb

: to make or obtain a sublease of

Examples of sublease in a Sentence

Verb

She subleased her apartment to a student for the summer.

The agency subleases office space from a law firm.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

When including space being marketed for sublease, the building has 252,661 square feet of available space, according to data from real estate tracker CoStar. —Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025

The filing also details the company's lease commitments, including a sublease agreement for office space in New York, NY, with base rent subject to annual increases. —Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025

Verb

The city owns the property and leases it to the Port Authority of Kansas City, which will sublease the land for the hotel. —Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025

To teach his classes and fulfill coffee orders, Patton subleases space at Coffee Cycle Roasting in Ocean Beach. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1758, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1824, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sublease

• apiece
• aris
• assise
• caprice
• cerise
• decease
• decrease
• eyepiece
• facepiece
• handpiece
• headpiece
• increase

Kids Definition

sublease

noun

sub·​lease

ˈsəb-ˈlēs,

-ˌlēs

: a lease by a tenant of part or all of leased property to another person

sublease verb

Legal Definition

sublease

noun

sub·​lease ˈsəb-ˌlēs 

: a lease that is given by a tenant or lessee to another person of part or all of the leased premises for a shorter term than that of the original lease and under which some interest is retained compare assignment of lease at assignment

sublease transitive verb