sublease
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sub·lease
(sŭb′lēs′)tr.v. sub·leased, sub·leas·ing, sub·leas·es
1. To sublet (property).
2. To rent (property) under a sublease.
n. (sŭb′lēs′)
A lease of property granted by a lessee.
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sublease
n
(Law) a lease of property made by a person who is himself or herself a lessee or tenant of that property
vb
1. (Law) to grant a sublease of (property); sublet
2. (Law) (tr) to take, obtain, or hold by sublease
sublessee n
sublessor n
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sub•lease
(n. ˈsʌbˌlis; v. sʌbˈlis)n., v. -leased, -leas•ing. n.
1. a lease granted to another person by the lessee of a property.
v.t. 2. to grant a sublease of.
3. to take or hold a sublease of.
v.i. 4. to grant or hold a sublease; sublet.
[1820–30]
sub`les•see′ (-lɛˈsi) n.
sub•les•sor (sʌbˈlɛs ɔr, ˌsʌb lɛˈsɔr) n.
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sublease
Past participle: subleased
Gerund: subleasing
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Noun | 1. | sublease - a lease from one lessee to another |
Verb | 1. | sublease - lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person; "We sublet our apartment over the summer" |
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