sublet

[verb suhb-let; noun suhb-let, suhb-let]

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verb (used with object), sub·let, sub·let·ting.

to sublease.
to let under a subcontract: to sublet work.

noun

a sublease.
a property obtained by subleasing, as an apartment.

Origin of sublet

First recorded in 1760–70; sub- + let¹

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Examples from the Web for sublet

Contemporary Examples

Apparently they had a difficult time keeping tenants to sublet the back bedroom of the apartment, according to neighbor testimony.
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We had both just graduated from college, and soon afterward he sublet a room in my apartment for eight months.
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Historical Examples

She had left the Evening Herald, she had told Mrs. Carew to sublet her rooms.
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It is dangerous in the hands of a person not used to handling it and the work should be sublet.
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The joy of renting is to move, or sublet; to be rid also of taxes and repairs.
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After Grandpa's death, the Philadelphia house was sublet for a year.
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"Perhaps we could sublet it," said Rosamund, trying to speak with brisk cheerfulness.
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British Dictionary definitions for sublet

sublet

verb (sʌbˈlɛt) -lets, -letting or -let

to grant a sublease of (property)
to let out (work, etc) under a subcontract

noun (ˈsʌbˌlɛt)

informal, mainly US a sublease

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Word Origin and History for sublet

v.

1766, from sub- + let (v.).

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Examples from the Web for sublet

Contemporary Examples

Apparently they had a difficult time keeping tenants to sublet the back bedroom of the apartment, according to neighbor testimony.

We had both just graduated from college, and soon afterward he sublet a room in my apartment for eight months.

Historical Examples

She had left the Evening Herald, she had told Mrs. Carew to sublet her rooms.

It is dangerous in the hands of a person not used to handling it and the work should be sublet.

The joy of renting is to move, or sublet; to be rid also of taxes and repairs.

After Grandpa's death, the Philadelphia house was sublet for a year.

"Perhaps we could sublet it," said Rosamund, trying to speak with brisk cheerfulness.

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Word Origin and History for sublet

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Origin of sublet