sublease
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
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subleases,
present (3rd person singular)
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subleased,
past participle, past
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subleasing
present participle
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to grant a sublease of.
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to take or hold a sublease of.
noun
verb
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to grant a sublease of (property); sublet
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(tr) to take, obtain, or hold by sublease
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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subleasesimple
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subleasessimple
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have subleasedperfect
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has subleasedperfect
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am subleasingprogressive
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are subleasingprogressive
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is subleasingprogressive
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have been subleasingperfect progressive
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has been subleasingperfect progressive
Past
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subleasedsimple
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had subleasedperfect
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was subleasingprogressive
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were subleasingprogressive
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had been subleasingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of sublease
Example Sentences
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In some cases, it can take over the underlying leases and use the facilities itself or sublease them to other firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
He was jailed for convictions including several peaceful protests and a fraud charge related to a sublease of his media company’s offices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
I moved into a little sublease on Fairfax, and my parents were super-worried about me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Petersen also has rescinded dozens of employment offers not tied to the company's core businesses and announced plans to sublease unused office space.
From Reuters ● Sep. 12, 2023
"I wonder," he remarked without meeting his employer's eyes, "if he would sublease it?"
From The Desert Fiddler by William H. (William Henry) Hamby
Most of the $45 million that has been spent on the ship, city officials said, has come from revenue from the Queen Mary or related subleases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
That state agency currently leases the mountain to UH, which in turn subleases sites to Mauna Kea’s 12 existing observatories.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 12, 2023
Amtrak subleases the concourse space from USI and is in the middle of a court battle as it tries to take over the station’s leasing rights from it.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022
Leap leases locations in clusters and then subleases them to retailers, said Jared Golden, a co-founder and co-chief executive of Leap.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
The tribe subleases most of its water to other users.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
Last year, Varda subleased about 55,000 square feet of lab space from alternative protein company Beyond Meat at 888 Douglas St. in El Segundo, which it started moving into in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
Owners of two of the companies that subleased the property said they also had warned of a fire danger and other hazards related to homeless people living under the freeway.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Owners of two of the companies that subleased the property said they had warned of fire danger and other hazards related to homeless people living under the freeway.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
The redevelopment agency then subleased the space to the museum at no charge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2023
Mrs. McChesney's little apartment had been subleased, and a very smart one taken and furnished almost complete, with Annie installed in the kitchen and a demure parlor-maid engaged.
From Emma McChesney and Co. by Edna Ferber
Savi, which is subleasing the Southwest Atlanta space from the city, is building out the 16,000 square feet into a supermarket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Spencer’s wife, Jenna, saw that Designers View was subleasing part of its space on Lankershim Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
Apex was also illegally subleasing to six other companies, the agency alleges in a lawsuit filed before the fire.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Newsom previously said that while subleasing can be legal if the company received permission from state and federal regulators, Apex did not.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
They didn’t want to keep subleasing from other gyms, so they began looking for a space where they could set up their own temporary training center.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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