: a lease by a tenant or lessee of part or all of leased premises to another person but with the original tenant retaining some right or interest under the original lease
subleased; subleasing; subleases
: to make or obtain a sublease of
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Verb
She subleased her apartment to a student for the summer.
The agency subleases office space from a law firm.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
Other income was $0.1 million, consistent with the previous year, and consisted of proceeds from a sublease agreement.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
James Bartlett, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Monday, San Diego City Councilmembers voted 8-1 to sublease the building at 7650 Mission Valley Road from Wawanesa General Insurance Company Inc. for a term of four years and four months, ending September 2028.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
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Noun
The city also intends negotiate a direct lease with the landlord, H.G. Fenton, at the end of the sublease.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
Other income was $0.1 million, consistent with the previous year, and consisted of proceeds from a sublease agreement.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
Spencer’s wife, Jenna, saw that Designers View was subleasing part of its space on Lankershim Boulevard.
—James Bartlett, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Monday, San Diego City Councilmembers voted 8-1 to sublease the building at 7650 Mission Valley Road from Wawanesa General Insurance Company Inc. for a term of four years and four months, ending September 2028.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
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“Sublease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublease. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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sublease
noun
sub·lease
ˈsəb-ˌlēs 
: a lease that is given by a tenant or lessee to another person of part or all of the leased premises for a shorter term than that of the original lease and under which some interest is retained compare assignment of lease at assignment
sublease
transitive verb
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