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underlet

[ uhn-der-let ]
/ ˌʌn dərˈlɛt /
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verb (used with object), un·der·let, un·der·let·ting.
to let below the true value.
to sublet.
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Origin of underlet

First recorded in 1670–80; under- + let1

Words nearby underlet

underlap, underlay, underlayer, underlayment, underleaf, underlet, underlie, underline, underlinen, underling, underlit
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How to use underlet in a sentence

  • He surveyed and valued their lands, and soon discovered that all their farms were grossly underlet.

    White Lies|Charles Reade

  • These immense properties are of course underlet, and wretchedly cultivated.

    Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal|William Beckford

  • And he may underlet for any less number of years than he himself holds; but he is himself liable to the landlord.

    The Government Class Book|Andrew W. Young

  • At one time he wanted me to join him in renting several houses, then building in the Rue Montholon, to underlet them afterwards.

    Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

British Dictionary definitions for underlet

underlet
/ (ˌʌndəˈlɛt) /
verb -lets, -letting or -let (tr)
to let for a price lower than expected or justified
a less common word for sublet

Derived forms of underlet

underletter, noun
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