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SUBLEASE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lease from one lessee to another

Synonyms:

sublease; sublet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("sublease" is a kind of...):

lease; letting; rental (property that is leased or rented out or let)

Derivation:

sublease (lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person

Example:

We sublet our apartment over the summer

Synonyms:

sublease; sublet

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "sublease" is one way to...):

lease; let; rent (grant use or occupation of under a term of contract)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

sublease (a lease from one lessee to another)

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