sublease
noun
sub·lease
| \ ˈsəb-ˈlēs
, -ˌlēs\
, -ˌlēs\
Definition of sublease
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a lease by a tenant or lessee of part or all of leased premises to another person but with the original tenant retaining some right or interest under the original lease
sublease
verb
subleased;
subleasing;
subleases
Definition of sublease (Entry 2 of 2)
: to make or obtain a sublease of
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Examples of sublease in a Sentence
Verb
She subleased her apartment to a student for the summer. The agency subleases office space from a law firm.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The Houston region’s overall office availability, including sublease, reached 23.5 percent in the second quarter, according to Transwestern. — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Engie North America to take former BHP space for new HQ," 15 Aug. 2019 The sublease will extend for seven years and eight months, A10 Networks said in the SEC filing. — George Avalos, The Mercury News, "A10 Networks strikes deal for north San Jose expansion," 5 Aug. 2019 The sublease space spans the third and fourth floors and is available in November, according to a marketing brochure. — Roland Li, SFChronicle.com, "Shake Shack coming to Oakland," 13 Aug. 2019 Due to the purchase by Marvell, Cavium has departed that location, and Marvell put all three buildings up for sublease. — George Avalos, The Mercury News, "A10 Networks strikes deal for north San Jose expansion," 5 Aug. 2019 The children's theater subleases space at the Taft from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO), which manages the building. — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, "Taft Theatre's possible sale leads Children's Theater to eye Emery building for new home," 17 June 2019 Joshua Brown of Jackson Cooksey represented HighRadius in the sublease. — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Deal of the week: HighRadius subleases BP space for new Energy Corridor HQ," 19 June 2018 Houston's office vacancy recently hit 21.4 percent, including sublease and direct space, NAI Partners said at a press event Tuesday. — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Alta Mesa Resources, Entech Civil Engineers expand Energy Corridor offices," 18 May 2018 The Department of Natural Resources also has rejected a sublease sought by project developers. — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, "Corps of Engineers moving forward with review of Longview coal terminal despite state objections," 16 Oct. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The administration then began planning to sublease a portion of building from the UPG, which would sign the lease for the building, sources told the Free Press. — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, "Half of Wayne State University board sues other half," 27 June 2019 The warehouse actually belongs to Go Primal fitness, and Montgomery subleases some of the space. — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, "Where’s Josh Gordon? One man’s search for the would-be Patriots receiver," 11 Aug. 2019 Hybrid Global Logistics Services has subleased 4,348 square feet of office space from Triple Point Technology at the Towers at Westchase II, 10350 Richmond. — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Real estate transactions: St. Jude Candle Co. expands to additional warehouse," 26 July 2019 The company, which makes software for network operations and cybersecurity, has subleased 116,000 square feet in north San Jose in a push for expansion. — George Avalos, The Mercury News, "A10 Networks strikes deal for north San Jose expansion," 5 Aug. 2019 ND Dealer Solutions subleased 7,063 square feet of office space at Crestview Tower at 105 Decker Ct in Irving. — Steve Brown, Dallas News, "Irving investment group keeps retail spot in local hands in the week's top D-FW commercial real estate transactions," 2 Aug. 2019 Rackspace is subleasing part of its Windcrest headquarters for the first time since turning the boarded-up Windsor Park Mall into its stomping grounds more than a decade ago. — Madison Iszler, ExpressNews.com, "For the first time, Rackspace is subleasing space at its HQ," 1 Aug. 2019 FreightCar began operations there in February 2013, subleasing 25 percent of the plant from Navistar. — William Thornton | [email protected], al, "FreightCar closing Virginia plant, moving jobs to Alabama," 25 July 2019 The divided opinions have been challenging, said David Lassner, president of the University of Hawaii, which is subleasing land near Mauna Kea's summit to the telescope project. — NBC News, "Construction of huge telescope in Hawaii to resume after protests, court battles," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sublease.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for sublease
sublease
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sublease
US
: a legal agreement by which someone who is renting an apartment, house, etc., is allowed to rent it to someone else for a period of time
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sublease
noun
sub·lease
| \ ˈsəb-ˌlēs
\
\
Legal Definition of sublease
: a lease that is given by a tenant or lessee to another person of part or all of the leased premises for a shorter term than that of the original lease and under which some interest is retained — compare assignment of lease at assignment