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- [verb suhb-let; noun suhb-let, suhb-let]
- /verb sʌbˈlɛt; noun ˈsʌbˌlɛt, sʌbˈlɛt/
- /ˌsʌbˈlet/
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- [verb suhb-let; noun suhb-let, suhb-let]
- /verb sʌbˈlɛt; noun ˈsʌbˌlɛt, sʌbˈlɛt/
Definitions of sublet word
- verb with object sublet to sublease. 1
- verb with object sublet to let under a subcontract: to sublet work. 1
- noun sublet a sublease. 1
- noun sublet a property obtained by subleasing, as an apartment. 1
- intransitive verb sublet sublease rented property 1
- transitive verb sublet rented property: sublease 1
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Origin of sublet
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70; sub- + let1
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Parts of speech for Sublet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sublet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sublet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sublet
verb sublet
- farm out — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- hire out — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
- hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
- ink — a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
adjective sublet
- chartered — Chartered is used to indicate that someone, such as an accountant or a surveyor, has formally qualified in their profession.
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
- leased — Simple past tense and past participle of lease.
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