sublet; subletting
: to lease or rent all or part of a leased or rented property
: property and especially housing obtained by or available through a sublease
Examples of sublet in a Sentence
Verb
She sublet her apartment to a student for the summer.
He asked his landlord if he could sublet.
The agency sublets office space from a law firm in the building.
I need someone to sublet my apartment for the summer.
Noun
I'm looking for a sublet since I'm only going to be here for the summer.
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Sarah Whitmire, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti moved in 2020, citing a desire to consolidate its offices in another building after a merger, and is still trying to find someone to sublet its 60,000 square feet.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Even Alain’s relative bohemia of a furnished sublet is absurdly comfortable; if Jean’s circle of bankers and politicians reeks of money, Alain’s artistic one is perfumed by it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
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Verb
Huber’s first business didn’t begin with a slick pitch deck to potential investors or an analysis of the total addressable market but with a simple Craigslist ad subletting his place.
—Sarah Whitmire, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti moved in 2020, citing a desire to consolidate its offices in another building after a merger, and is still trying to find someone to sublet its 60,000 square feet.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
Although the Trump Organization claims 40 Wall is still 75 percent leased, a few floors are entirely vacant and sitting on the sublet market.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Even Alain’s relative bohemia of a furnished sublet is absurdly comfortable; if Jean’s circle of bankers and politicians reeks of money, Alain’s artistic one is perfumed by it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Sublet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublet. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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sublet
verb
sub·let
ˈsəb-ˌlet 
sublet; subletting
: to make or obtain a sublease of
: to lease all or part of a leased property
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