sublease
noun
a lease granted by one who is already a lessee of a property, as an apartment.
subleasing
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present participleof sublease.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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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
Talented winemaker Trey Busch expands to the Eastside by subleasing a room from Darby Winery.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
Alfredo Lara, 54, another tenant, said his rent was $4,000 a month, which was so much that he began subleasing a portion of his space to three other people for $1,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
The lease is expired, Newsom said, and the business had been in arrears while illegally subleasing the space to five or six other entities.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 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
