sublease
[ noun suhb-lees; verb suhb-lees ]
/ noun ˈsʌbˌlis; verb sʌbˈlis /
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noun
a lease granted by one who is already a lessee of a property, as an apartment.
verb (used with object), sub·leased, sub·leas·ing.
to grant a sublease of.
to take or hold a sublease of.
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OTHER WORDS FROM sublease
sub·les·see [suhb-le-see], /ˌsʌb lɛˈsi/, nounsub·les·sor [suhb-les-awr, suhb-le-sawr], /sʌbˈlɛs ɔr, ˌsʌb lɛˈsɔr/, nounWords nearby sublease
sublapsarian, sublapsarianism, sublate, sublation, sublattice, sublease, sublet, sublethal, subleukemic leukemia, sub-level, sublicense
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sublease
noun (ˈsʌbˌliːs)
a lease of property made by a person who is himself a lessee or tenant of that property
verb (sʌbˈliːs)
to grant a sublease of (property); sublet
(tr) to take, obtain, or hold by sublease
Derived forms of sublease
sublessee (ˌsʌblɛˈsiː), nounsublessor (ˌsʌblɛˈsɔː), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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