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sublease

[suhb-lees, suhb-lees] / ˈsʌbˌlis, sʌbˈlis /


VERB
lease
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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In some cases, it can take over the underlying leases and use the facilities itself or sublease them to other firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

He was jailed for convictions including several peaceful protests and a fraud charge related to a sublease of his media company’s offices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

I moved into a little sublease on Fairfax, and my parents were super-worried about me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024

For example, logistics company Flexport signed a 56,000-square-foot sublease at Skyline Tower in the Bellevue commercial district in the spring, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s research.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

"I can sublease it, of course, and at the same price, but you know, Joe, that the land is worthless."

From The Reclaimers by Margaret Hill McCarter

Most of the $45 million that has been spent on the ship, city officials said, has come from revenue from the Queen Mary or related subleases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

Still, several brokers said they expected both subleases to be snapped up quickly once the market improves, given their locations and that newer office space is still seeing some demand despite the downturn.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023

Amtrak subleases a small portion of the station — about 13.4 percent of it — from USI for railroad operations, which includes the concourse area before passengers go to the platform.

From Washington Post ● May 25, 2022

Leap leases locations in clusters and then subleases them to retailers, said Jared Golden, a co-founder and co-chief executive of Leap.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2022

The observatories pay just $1 a year for their subleases, but they share day-to-day costs such as road maintenance, snow removal, and operations of the visitor center.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 14, 2020

He requested permission to work remotely, subleased his room in a three-bedroom rental apartment and left for his new home in the fields and mountains west of Beijing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024

Nearby, Madame Kyra’s subleased a space inside Cottontail bar to serve mac and cheese, fried chicken sandwiches and other pub grub.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

Owners of two of the companies that subleased the property said they also had warned of a fire danger and other hazards related to homeless people living under the freeway.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

The fire, which arson investigators believe was intentionally set, was fueled by wood pallets stored on a Caltrans property being leased to a private company and subleased to small blue-collar businesses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

In 1900 he subleased the Herald Square Theater in New York City and thus laid the corner-stone of what came to be known as the "Independent Movement" throughout the country.

From Charles Frohman: Manager and Man by Isaac Frederick Marcosson

The city of Santa Fe Springs had revoked the league’s access to its municipal fields over allegations the organization was improperly subleasing them to another nonprofit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Savi, which is subleasing the Southwest Atlanta space from the city, is building out the 16,000 square feet into a supermarket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

Apex was also illegally subleasing to six other companies, the agency alleges in a lawsuit filed before the fire.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

Alfredo Lara, 54, another tenant, said his rent was $4,000 a month, which was so much that he began subleasing a portion of his space to three other people for $1,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

They didn’t want to keep subleasing from other gyms, so they began looking for a space where they could set up their own temporary training center.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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