sublet Definition
sub·let (sub let′, sub′let′)
transitive verb -·let′, -·let′·ting
- to let to another (property which one is renting)
- to let out (work) to a subcontractor
sublet Synonyms
sublet Law Definition
v
The act of transferring
ones lease to another, generally with all rights and obligations passing to
the sublessee.
sublet Usage Examples
Object
- apartment: I now sublet a different apartment from a Canadian soldier of fortune who has now returned to Canada.
- part: You may get permission to sublet part of your home for longer.
- space: The Home Office can sublet surplus space to other occupiers whether or not they are public sector bodies.
- whole: Most tenants are not allowed to sublet the whole of their home.
- room: The houses were let by the freeholder Mr. Robert Reid to tenants who in turn sublet the rooms to the families.
- land: Are there good reasons why the State should retain the power to compulsorily sublet croft land?
Modifying Another Word
Browse dictionary entries near sublet
- ‹ sublease
- ‹ sublate
- ‹ sublapsarian
- ‹ subkingdom
- ‹ subjunctive
- ‹ subjugated
- ‹ subjugate
- ‹ subjoin
- ‹ subjectivism
- ‹ subjectively
- sublethal ›
- sublieutenant ›
- sublimate ›
- sublime ›
- subliminal ›
- sublimity ›
- sublingual ›
- sublunary ›
- subluxation ›
- submachine gun ›

