sublet
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈsʌbˌlɛt/
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subarriendo
- No job, no Sarah, savings almost gone, hair almost gone, about to be evicted from his sublet on Waverly Place—this, then, was how it was.
- sublet apartment
- an illegal sublet
- a furnished sublet
Examples
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For savvy, budget-conscious travelers, short-term sublets are a "happy medium" option.
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I moved into a sublet apartment with a friend that had also recently graduated.
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And it's a sublet... ...and it's right in my price range, and it's available for ten years.
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Our life in the sublet place had been mostly happy.
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I'll get a sublet until I find a new apartment.
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Hi, I'm calling about the Craigslist sublet.
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There's a furnished sublet on 6th and 11th that sounds perfect.
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It's a month-to-month sublet.
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I actually rented a sublet in an apartment for an absurdly small sum of money one time, which was completely cluttered with books, and, in fact, belonged to a very well-known poet.
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I moved into a sublet apartment with a friend that had also recently graduated.
Synonyms
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A rental agreement where a tenant rents part or all of their place to someone else
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sublet comes from sub- meaning 'under' and let meaning 'to rent'. So a sublet is a home or room that a person who rents the place lets to someone else 'under' the main lease.