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sub·let
/
v.
sʌbˈlɛt;
n.
ˈsʌbˌlɛt, sʌbˈlɛt
/
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[
v.
suhb-
let
;
n.
suhb
-let, suhb-
let
]
Show IPA
verb,
sub·let,
sub·let·ting,
noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to sublease.
2.
to
let
under a subcontract:
to sublet work.
noun
3.
a sublease.
4.
a property obtained by subleasing, as an apartment.
Origin:
1760–70;
sub-
+
let
1
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sublet
—
vb
,
-lets
,
-letting
,
-let
1.
to grant a sublease of (property)
2.
to let out (work, etc) under a subcontract
—
n
3.
informal
chiefly
(
US
) a sublease
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sublet
1766, from
sub-
+
let
(v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
After a subcontract has been cancelled, the percentages of work
sublet
to date
should be adjusted.
The switch may give industry giants such fine control that they could
sublet
some colors to a different carrier.
He'd rather help you find a cheap
sublet
, a cool job, and maybe even a date.
To
sublet
is to allow someone else to occupy your apartment and pay rent while
you are bound by the terms of a lease.
Besides paying her monthly rent, she is responsible for the
sublet
fee and the maintenance charge.
Booths may not be loaned or
sublet
to anyone other than the applicant.
The minority contractor should be one who has expressed interest in doing the type of work you intend to
sublet
.
My sabbatical seems an archipelago of friends' couches, brand-name hotels, and
sublet
apartments.
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