underlet

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *h₂én

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi

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Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí

Proto-Indo-European *-ér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér

Proto-Germanic *under

Proto-West Germanic *undar

Old English under-

Middle English under-

English under-

English let

English underlet

From under- + let.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛt

Verb

underlet (third-person singular simple present underlets, present participle underletting, simple past and past participle underlet)

1. (real estate) To let below the value.
2. (property law) Synonym of sublet.

   Synonyms: sublet, (informal) sublease, underlease, subtenant

Derived terms

• subunderlet
• underletter

Translations

sublet — see sublet

Noun

underlet (plural underlets)

1. (property law, informal) Synonym of sublease.

   Synonyms: sublease, underlease, subtenancy, undertenancy, subletting, underletting, (informal) sublet

Translations

sublease — see sublease