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sublease

sublease

1 5.6
A rental agreement where a tenant rents part or all of their place to someone else
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌliːs/
translation icon : subarriendo
  • Harbin issued a policy requiring that starting from June, whether to lease or own rental housing, sublease rental housing is required to pay tax according to law.

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Examples

  • After signing the lease, she decided to sublease her apartment to a friend while traveling abroad.

  • So I had a lot of jobs and subleases and unique encounters all during what was supposed to be my final months of college.

  • The gain was greater than the 2.2% for the previous quarter, due to fewer, lower-priced subleases being marketed in higher-end properties.

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  • Subleases do put immediate downward pressure on rents, but they have to be the right fit, or the procuring subtenant will have to make capital improvements.

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  • A tenant should seek a clause prohibiting a landlord from unreasonably withholding, delaying, or placing a condition on any consent to a sublease or assignment.

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  • The company planned to sublease the extra office space to start-ups looking for temporary workspaces.

  • He found a great deal on a sublease that allowed him to stay in the city for the summer.

Synonyms

lease
vssublease
  • Specialized
203 3.0

An agreement that lets someone use property for money for a fixed time

is created by a tenant to re-rent part or all to another person

Surface Forms

sublease singular
subleases plural

Morphology

sublease = lease (transparent) = sub + lease

The prefix 'sub-' clearly indicates a secondary or subordinate lease, making the meaning derivable from 'lease'.

Etymology

Sublease joins the parts sub- ('under') and lease ('rent'), so it pictures a 'rent under' arrangement. That's why a sublease is an agreement where a tenant rents part or all of their rented place to someone else.