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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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Mama, Sid and I moved into a sublet and eventually into a 19-room Tudor-style mansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

Suitable spaces are passed down, sublet, shared in secret.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024

Unscrupulous private landlords may lease public plots from Caltrans, then illegally sublet pieces of them at inflated rents to immigrant businesses whose owners are uninsured.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2023

Bobby’s first apartment, a furnished sublet he rented for six months, had been ideal: It was downtown, had a bit of a view and a terrace, and he could walk quickly to stores and restaurants.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady