Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for sublease

sublease

[ noun suhb-lees; verb suhb-lees ]

noun

  1. a lease granted by one who is already a lessee of a property, as an apartment.


verb (used with object)

, sub·leased, sub·leas·ing.
  1. to grant a sublease of.
  2. to take or hold a sublease of.

sublease

/ ˌsʌblɛˈsiː; ˌsʌblɛˈsɔː /

noun

  1. a lease of property made by a person who is himself a lessee or tenant of that property
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to grant a sublease of (property); sublet
  2. tr to take, obtain, or hold by sublease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • sublessee, noun
  • sublessor, noun
Discover More

Other Words From

  • sub·les·see [suhb-le-, see], noun
  • sub·les·sor [suhb-, les, -awr, suhb-le-, sawr], noun
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of sublease1

First recorded in 1820–30; sub- + lease 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

Rechnitz signed each sublease agreement twice, records show, once on behalf of the company that leased the facilities and once on behalf of the nursing home.

A transfer by the lessee of the whole or a part of his interest for a part of the time is a sublease and not an assignment.

Probably he refused written consent to the sublease for the same reason.

A transfer of only a portion of a tenant's interest is a sublease.

The sale of the stock and the fine for the sublease will pay the debts of the corporation.

If A leases the farm to C for five years, the transaction is a sublease.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


sublatticesublet