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sublet

[suhb-let, suhb-let, suhb-let] / sʌbˈlɛt, ˈsʌbˌlɛt, sʌbˈlɛt /


VERB
farm out
Synonyms


VERB
lease
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




Example Sentences

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The state intends to sublet space to startups that might not have the wherewithal to commit to long-term leases.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

It is suspected nearly 6,000 social homes in England are illegally sublet on short-term rental platforms, according to the Tenancy Fraud Forum, a not-for profit organisation.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

On the one hand, you did promise working internet when you agreed to sublet to them.

From MarketWatch Dec. 11, 2025

It was nothing like the aging, rent-controlled apartment she once sublet in Venice, where she often had to cook using a toaster oven.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2024

It had a basement she thought she could sublet for extra income.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Listings Projects, a classified newsletter featuring sublets in New York City, Los Angeles and others creative hubs , is one of the systems that seems poised to grow.

From Slate Sep. 13, 2023

She was inspired by Sam Farrazaino who established Equinox Studios, converting a 30,000-square-foot former factory to sublets for working artisans in Seattle’s Georgetown in 2006.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2022

Positive absorption indicates that more space was leased than was newly built or put on the market through sublets.

From Reuters Aug. 1, 2022

She sublets the apartment, and, as is the way of folks with less money, maybe especially queer friends, ends up living there with two other people.

From Salon Feb. 19, 2022

When next I move may it be straight through to glory, where the lease is long and the landlord never sublets.

From Rosemary and Rue by Amber

I’m subletting my apartment in Boulder, Colo., for one year while I’m living in San Diego.

From MarketWatch Dec. 11, 2025

This can protect you whether you’re a homeowner renting out a spare room or a renter subletting from someone else.

From Salon Jan. 2, 2025

A spokesperson told the BBC the company was clear with caravan owners that "there are no guarantees" about subletting income.

From BBC Oct. 23, 2024

“We were just subletting our apartment,” said Ewald, explaining that she expected to return to New York after the Empty Space gig.

From Seattle Times Apr. 5, 2024

He was living in Hyde Park, subletting an apartment from a friend.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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