Sublease (Verb)
Meaning
Lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person; "We sublet our apartment over the summer".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The property owner decided to sublease the empty office space to a tech startup on a short-term contract.
- She had to sublease her apartment when she got a job offer in another city and couldn't afford to break her original lease.
- The company chose to sublease the unused part of the building to a coworking space provider.
- Her landlord was very strict about subleasing and she was only permitted to do so with his prior written consent.
- The tenant was required to obtain permission from the landlord before they could sublease any part of the property to someone else.