sublease

• sub-lease

From sub- + lease.

sublease (plural subleases)

2. (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

• (tenant of) subtenant, undertenant, sublessee, underlessee
• (landlord of) sublessor, underlessor, sublandlord, underlandlord, subletter, underletter, subleaser, underleaser, head tenant, superior tenant

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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