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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
We are allowed to sublet our apartments for two years.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Heather Senison, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In addition to all the amenities, there’s the ability to buy and sell without board approval, to sublet, to use the apartment as a pied-à-terre, and to keep one’s finances and identity concealed.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Facing this Rays team, which was displaced by Hurricane Milton last fall and forced to sublet the Yankees’ spring training complex for the season, the Red Sox didn’t pitch, didn’t hit, and didn’t field.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
We are allowed to sublet our apartments for two years.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
Cons The fee to sublet starts at 30 percent of the maintenance and grows over time.
—Heather Senison, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In addition to all the amenities, there’s the ability to buy and sell without board approval, to sublet, to use the apartment as a pied-à-terre, and to keep one’s finances and identity concealed.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Sublet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublet. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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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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