SUBLET (subletting)

Pronunciation (US):

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected form: subletting   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does sublet mean? 

• SUBLET (noun)
  The noun SUBLET has 1 sense:

1. a lease from one lessee to another

  Familiarity information: SUBLET used as a noun is very rare.

• SUBLET (verb)
  The verb SUBLET has 1 sense:

1. lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person

  Familiarity information: SUBLET used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBLET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lease from one lessee to another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

sublease; sublet

Hypernyms ("sublet" is a kind of...):

lease; letting; rental (property that is leased or rented out or let)

Derivation:

sublet (lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person)

• SUBLET (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they sublet    ... he / she / it sublets   
Past simple: subletted   
Past participle: subletted   
-ing form: subletting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

sublease; sublet

Context example:

We sublet our apartment over the summer

Hypernyms (to "sublet" is one way to...):

lease; let; rent (grant use or occupation of under a term of contract)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

sublet (a lease from one lessee to another)

 Context examples 

This is why I always tell the person who is moving in with a romantic partner to keep their original apartment, and perhaps, if the landlord will allow it, to sublet it in case things don’t work out.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)