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sublet

[suhb-let, suhb-let, suhb-let] / sʌbˈlɛt, ˈsʌbˌlɛt, sʌbˈlɛt /


VERB
farm out
Synonyms


VERB
lease
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Mastrangelo ultimately found a sublet: She will be spending $2,520 for a bedroom and private bath in a woman’s house in the tony neighborhood of Russian Hill.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

A leaseholder and member of the Social Housing Action Campaign, she believes one social housing flat has been illegally sublet as short-term accommodation.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

A friend will sublet my apartment starting in October.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Northern California, where she grew up, offers less hectic living, with family nearby and a proper house rather than an illegal basement sublet.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

"Her parents are in London for one year due to my daughter's stage career, and they've sublet their Manhattan apartment. So Anu will be coming to stay with me."

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Listings Projects, a classified newsletter featuring sublets in New York City, Los Angeles and others creative hubs , is one of the systems that seems poised to grow.

From Slate Sep. 13, 2023

She was inspired by Sam Farrazaino who established Equinox Studios, converting a 30,000-square-foot former factory to sublets for working artisans in Seattle’s Georgetown in 2006.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2022

“This guy doesn’t look like he has $15. Look at him! Millions of dollars? He looks like he sublets from Oscar the Grouch.”

From New York Times Sep. 9, 2022

Positive absorption indicates that more space was leased than was newly built or put on the market through sublets.

From Reuters Aug. 1, 2022

If he sublets, I shan't have the same control.

From Howards End by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)

On Thursday, Hong Kong's Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of Lai and another defendant who had been accused of illegally subletting office space.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2026

By subletting to him at a lower-than-market rent, you may be limiting some tax deductions.

From MarketWatch Jan. 12, 2026

This can protect you whether you’re a homeowner renting out a spare room or a renter subletting from someone else.

From Salon Jan. 2, 2025

“We were just subletting our apartment,” said Ewald, explaining that she expected to return to New York after the Empty Space gig.

From Seattle Times Apr. 5, 2024

He was living in Hyde Park, subletting an apartment from a friend.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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