subtenant
Americannoun
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Oracle is the tenant and OpenAI is the subtenant on the deals, but the debt doesn’t sit on Oracle’s balance sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
In September 2018, The Works opened shop as a subtenant of Seattle Seed Company in a window-filled corner space, fully taking over the space in April 2019.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2020
I had expected that Primark might end up as a subtenant to J.C.Penney, Kohl’s or Macy’s—and build traffic at lower price points in those stores—but now we know.
From Forbes ● Oct. 21, 2014
Last year, MetLife acquired another subtenant, the advertising and public relations firm Publicis.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2014
His subtenant wrote to say that he liked the flat and found it so convenient that he was very anxious to know whether there was a chance of John giving up possession of it.
From The Foolish Lovers by Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer)
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