Sublease: meaning, definitions and examples

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sublease

 

[ หˆsสŒbliหs ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

real estate

A sublease is a legal contract between the original tenant and a new tenant, allowing the new tenant to rent the property from the original tenant. The original tenant remains responsible for the lease agreement with the landlord.

Synonyms

subletting

Examples of usage

  • The tenant decided to sublease the apartment to a friend for the remaining months of the lease.
  • The sublease agreement stated that the new tenant would pay rent directly to the original tenant.
Context #2 | Verb

real estate

To sublease means to lease property to a subtenant while still holding the original lease with the landlord. This allows the tenant to rent out the property they are leasing.

Synonyms

sublet

Examples of usage

  • The tenant had to sublease the apartment because they were moving to another city.
  • She subleased her office space to a small startup company.

Translations

Translations of the word "sublease" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น subarrendamento

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เคช-เคฒเฅ€เคœ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Untermiete

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ sewa sub

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ััƒะฑะพั€ะตะฝะดะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ podnajem

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ตใƒ–ใƒชใƒผใ‚น

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท sous-location

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ subarrendamiento

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท alt kiralama

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์„œ๋ธŒ๋ฆฌ์Šค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุฃุฌูŠุฑ ูุฑุนูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ podnรกjem

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ podnรกjom

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ฝฌ็งŸ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ podnajem

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ undirkaup

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ััƒะฑะฐั€ะตะฝะดะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฅแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ แƒ”แƒœแƒ“แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ alt icarษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ subarrendamiento

Word origin

The term 'sublease' originated from the combination of 'sub-' meaning under or below, and 'lease,' which refers to a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period. Subleasing has been a common practice in real estate for many years, allowing tenants to manage their rental agreements more flexibly.

See also: lease, leaseholder, leasing.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #28,200, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.