"sublet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsʌbˈlɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sublet.wav [Southern-England] Forms: sublets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: sub- + let Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|let}} sub- + let Head templates: {{en-noun}} sublet (plural sublets)
  1. (property law, real estate, informal) Synonym of sublease. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Property law, Real estate, Housing Synonyms: sublease, underlease, subtenancy, undertenancy, subletting, underletting, underlet [informal], sublease [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sublet-en-noun-u6zrP5W2 Disambiguation of Housing: 72 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 75 25 Topics: business, law, property, real-estate

Verb

IPA: /ˌsʌbˈlɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sublet.wav [Southern-England] Forms: sublets [present, singular, third-person], subletting [participle, present], sublet [participle, past], sublet [past]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: sub- + let Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|let}} sub- + let Head templates: {{en-verb||++|~}} sublet (third-person singular simple present sublets, present participle subletting, simple past and past participle sublet)
  1. (transitive, property law) To grant a sublease out of property held under a lease. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Property law Synonyms: underlet, sublease [informal], underlease, subtenant Translations (lease or rent): пренаемам (prenaemam) (Bulgarian), sotsarrendar (Catalan), rellogar (Catalan), 轉租 (Chinese Mandarin), 转租 (zhuǎnzū) (Chinese Mandarin), podnajímat (Czech), fremleje (Danish), onderverhuren (Dutch), alivuokrata (Finnish), sous-louer (French), untervermieten (German), kiad (Hungarian), bérbe ad (Hungarian), albérletbe ad (Hungarian), sublokacar (Ido), sublocare (Italian), 又貸しする (matagashi suru) (alt: またがしする) (Japanese), дам түрээслүүлэх (dam türeeslüülex) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠳᠠᠮ ᠲᠦᠷᠢᠶᠡᠰᠦᠯᠡᠬᠦ (dam türiyesülekü) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), podnajmować [imperfective] (Polish), podnająć [perfective] (Polish), subarrendar (Spanish), суборе́нда (suborénda) [feminine] (Ukrainian), підоре́нда (pidorénda) [feminine] (Ukrainian), oendervereurn (West Flemish)
    Sense id: en-sublet-en-verb-en:verb Topics: law, property

Inflected forms

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    "English terms prefixed with sub-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛt",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛt/2 syllables",
    "en:Housing"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sub",
        "3": "let"
      },
      "expansion": "sub- + let",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "sub- + let",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sublets",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sublet (plural sublets)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "en:Property law",
        "en:Real estate"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of sublease."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "property law",
          "property law"
        ],
        [
          "real estate",
          "real estate"
        ],
        [
          "sublease",
          "sublease#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(property law, real estate, informal) Synonym of sublease."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sublease"
        },
        {
          "word": "underlease"
        },
        {
          "word": "subtenancy"
        },
        {
          "word": "undertenancy"
        },
        {
          "word": "subletting"
        },
        {
          "word": "underletting"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "underlet"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "sublease"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "law",
        "property",
        "real-estate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsʌbˈlɛt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛt"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/38/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-sublet.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-sublet.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/38/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-sublet.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-sublet.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sublet"
}

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