sublet
pronunciation
How to pronounce sublet in British English:
UK [ˌsʌbˈlet]
How to pronounce sublet in American English:
US [ˈsʌbˈlɛt]
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- Noun:
- a lease from one lessee to another
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- Verb:
- lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person
Word Origin
- sublet (v.)
- 1766, from sub- + let (v.).
Example
- 1. I wanna sublet this house .
- 2. He 's got this great place he needs to sublet . You interested ?
- 3. The buddhist decides now in his sublet apartment in the south harbor that he wants to be president of the aid organization people to people . He also decides to call the volunteer workers world ambassadors .
- 4. While peasants do not have to pay for their 30-year leases , they are allowed to sublet their land , which provides huge scope for officials to grant government land for free to their friends and relatives , who then lease the land for a profit .
- 5. The real trick behind mcdonald 's success had to do with property : harry sonneborn , the company 's first chief financial officer , decided to buy or let sites , then sublet them to franchise managers at a hefty mark-up , and the rate rose concomitantly with burger sales .