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.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
But the resident said the tower where Ferrell was stabbed was a magnet for out-of-town partiers because of condo subletting practices and guests from the W Miami hotel, as tower 3 has both hotel rooms and condo units.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
Abigail Adams, People.com, 22 July 2025
Rental market: Most of the Arizona cities on the list performed well in this category, which considered sublet laws, vacancy rates, amount of renters and more.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
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Verb
San Diego is subletting the entirety of the 73,970-square-foot 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, 25 June 2025
But the resident said the tower where Ferrell was stabbed was a magnet for out-of-town partiers because of condo subletting practices and guests from the W Miami hotel, as tower 3 has both hotel rooms and condo units.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
Noun
Crupi claimed his former roommate had sublet his room, the outlet reported.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 22 July 2025
Rental market: Most of the Arizona cities on the list performed well in this category, which considered sublet laws, vacancy rates, amount of renters and more.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
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“Sublet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublet. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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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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