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sublet
[ verb suhb-let; noun suhb-let, suhb-let ]
/ verb sʌbˈlɛt; noun ˈsʌbˌlɛt, sʌbˈlɛt /
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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.
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Words nearby sublet
sublapsarian, sublapsarianism, sublate, sublattice, sublease, sublet, sublethal, sub-level, sublicense, sublicensee, sublieutenant
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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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