sublet; subletting
: to lease or rent all or part of a leased or rented property
: property and especially housing obtained by or available through a sublease
Examples of sublet in a Sentence
Verb
She sublet her apartment to a student for the summer.
He asked his landlord if he could sublet.
The agency sublets office space from a law firm in the building.
I need someone to sublet my apartment for the summer.
Noun
I'm looking for a sublet since I'm only going to be here for the summer.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2024
Feig will direct a feature centered on a newly single woman finding a seemingly perfect gentleman to sublet the spare room in her dream home, only to learn his deceit goes beyond a phony name and application.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Few major platforms for US apartment and home rentals offer single-room sublets
Zillow, one of the top rental search platforms in the US, is introducing a new feature that allows people to sublet single rooms in their apartments and houses.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
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Verb
The service provider will then sublet units to individual households.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2024
Feig will direct a feature centered on a newly single woman finding a seemingly perfect gentleman to sublet the spare room in her dream home, only to learn his deceit goes beyond a phony name and application.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024
Noun
Even Alain’s relative bohemia of a furnished sublet is absurdly comfortable; if Jean’s circle of bankers and politicians reeks of money, Alain’s artistic one is perfumed by it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Few major platforms for US apartment and home rentals offer single-room sublets
Zillow, one of the top rental search platforms in the US, is introducing a new feature that allows people to sublet single rooms in their apartments and houses.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Sublet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublet. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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sublet
verb
sub·let
ˈsəb-ˌlet 
sublet; subletting
: to make or obtain a sublease of
: to lease all or part of a leased property
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