sublease

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From sub- +‎ lease.

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sublease (plural subleases)

  1. (property law) A lease sublet by a tenant or lessee to a subtenant.
    Synonyms: underlease, subtenancy, undertenancy, subletting, underletting, (informal) sublet, underlet
    Antonyms: headlease, superior lease
    Hypernyms: lease, tenancy, letting
    Hyponyms: subunderlease, subsublease, subsubtenancy
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sublease (third-person singular simple present subleases, present participle subleasing, simple past and past participle subleased)

  1. (property law, informal) Synonym of sublet.
    Synonyms: sublet, underlet, (informal) underlease, subtenant
    • 2019 November 20, “Fleet News”, in Rail, page 31:
      These had been sub-leased from EMR (and previously East Midlands Trains) for more than a year to cover for Mk 4s undergoing planned maintenance.

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