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sublease

American  
[suhb-lees, suhb-lees] / ˈsʌbˌlis, sʌbˈlis /

noun

  1. a lease granted by one who is already a lessee of a property, as an apartment.

verb (used with object)

subleased, subleasing

  1. to grant a sublease of.

  2. to take or hold a sublease of.

sublease British  
/ ˌsʌblɛˈsiː, ˌsʌblɛˈsɔː /

noun

  1. a lease of property made by a person who is himself a lessee or tenant of that property

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to grant a sublease of (property); sublet

  2. (tr) to take, obtain, or hold by sublease

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Etymology

Origin of sublease

First recorded in 1820–30; sub- + lease 1

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Sublease, sub-lēs′, n. an under-lease or lease by a tenant to another.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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