sublet

(subletting, sublet, sublet) (also sub-let)

/ˌsʌbˈlet/ verb [I or T] (also sublease, also underlet) PROPERTY, LAW

Definition

› to allow someone to rent all or part of a building that you are renting from someone else: They have instructed us to sub-let 20,000 sq ft of offices.

› to rent all or part of a building from another person who rents it from the owner: We sublet the offices from the principal tenant.

sublet noun [C] (also sublease) › The financial services company was renting a sublet in Chelsea. sublet adjective [before noun] › sublet offices/space

(Definition of sublet verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)