relet
verb (used with object)
to rent or lease (land, buildings, rooms, space, etc.) again, or to renew a lease or rental agreement for.
reletting
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present participleof relet.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In 1876 the Corporation gave £15,000 to resume possession, afterwards reletting the premises at £800 a year, with a further £100 for the vaults.
From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Thomas T. Harman
"There will be no difficulty in reletting them at this time of the year," growled Mr. Bertram.
From The Bertrams by Anthony Trollope
By canceling the contract, collecting the penalty, and reletting the task, the city would profit without exceeding its legal rights.
From Increasing Human Efficiency in Business, a contribution to the psychology of business by Walter Dill Scott
But, in reletting his farms, he is liable to fall into two errors, which are almost equally prejudicial to his own interests, and to those of his country.
From Nature and Progress of Rent by T. R. (Thomas Robert) Malthus
As soon as our scheme for reletting was matured, Frank summoned the occupants of the farms, in bodies of ten, to present themselves at the 'Nest, in order to take their new leases.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper
