verb
sublet
suhb-LEHT
verb
1
To rent out property that you yourself are renting from someone else.
"She sublet her apartment while studying abroad for a semester."
noun
1
An arrangement, or the property itself, rented out under a sublease.
"They found a cheap sublet near campus for the summer."
How to Use Sublet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRenting your rented place to someone else, usually temporarily.
Common pairings
sublet an apartment
find a sublet
Word Forms
sublet past tense, sublets plural, sublets singular
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Etymology
From sub- ("under, secondary") plus let, in the sense of "to rent out."