sublet

səbˈlɛt

subletting

Definition of sublet - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

real estate

rental arrangement or document between a tenant and subtenant

He signed a sublet before moving in.

sublease

subtenancy

Verb

tr.

rent partallow someone to use part of a rented property

He sublet a room in his house to help cover the expenses..

lease

rent out

sublease

real estate

TECH.

grant a sublease of property

TECH.

They agreed to sublet the office space to a startup.

lease out

rent out

underlet

business

TECH.

let out work under a subcontract

TECH.

The company decided to sublet the construction work to a local firm.

hire

lease

rent

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rental arrangement or document between a tenant and subtenant

Origin of sublet

Latin, sub (under) + let (lease)

Terms with sublet included in their meaning

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head tenant

occupant

main tenant who holds the lease and may sublet rooms

underlet

sublet

rent out a property to another tenant

Examples of sublet in a sentence

She kept a copy of the sublet for her records.
They decided to sublet the basement to a student.
She sublet her apartment while she was traveling abroad.
She decided to sublet her apartment during her travels.
They plan to sublet the basement to a friend.
They plan to sublet the catering services.

The artist decided to sublet the design project.

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French:sous-location, sous-louer, ...
German:Untermietvertrag, untervermieten einen Teil, ...
Italian:subaffitto, subaffittare, ...
Spanish:subarriendo, realquilar, ...
Portuguese:subarrendamento, subalugar, ...
Chinese:转租, 分租, ...
Japanese:転貸契約, 部分的に貸す, ...
Arabic:إِيجَار فَرْعِي, أَجَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:שְׂכִירוּת מִשְׁנֶה, לְהַשְׂכִּיר בִּשְׂכִירוּת מִשְׁנֶה, ...
Russian:субаренда, сдавать в субаренду частично, ...
Ukrainian:суборенда, здавати в суборенду, ...
Hindi:उप-भाड़ा, उपकिराए पर देना, ...
Bengali:সাবলেট চুক্তি, উপভাড়া দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:sublloguer, sotsarrendar, ...
Czech:podnájem, podnajmout, ...
Danish:fremleje, udlicitere, ...
Dutch:onderhuur, onderverhuren, ...
Greek:υπενοικίαση, υπενοικιάζω, ...
Hungarian:albérleti szerződés, albérletbe adni, ...
Khmer:កិច្ចសន្យាជួលបន្ត, ជួលបន្ត, ...
Korean:전대 계약, 전대하다, ...
Persian:اجاره‌نامه زیرمستأجر, زیر اجاره دادن, ...
Polish:podnajem, podnajmować, ...
Portuguese (BR):sublocação, subalugar, ...
Romanian:subînchiriere, a subînchiria, ...
Swedish:andrahandskontrakt, hyra ut i andra hand, ...
Thai:การให้เช่าช่วง, ให้เช่าช่วง, ...
Turkish:alt kira, alt kiraya vermek, ...
Vietnamese:hợp đồng cho thuê lại, cho thuê lại, ...

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