sublease
sublease — verb
- subleasepresent simple I / you / we / they
- subleaseshe / she / it
- subleasedpast simple
- subleasing-ing form
1. to give someone permission to use a flat, office, or other space that you yourse
to give someone permission to use a flat, office, or other space that you yourself have rented, while you continue to owe the rent and follow the terms of the main lease.
Salma subleased her studio apartment to a visiting professor for the summer term.
sublease + property + to + person
The small bookstore decided to sublease its basement storage space to a nearby café.
sublease + space to a business
Andrei found a tenant to sublease his two-bedroom flat while he traveled for work.
Before Takeshi subleases his Kyoto apartment, he checks the lease for a clause about the landlord’s written permission.
- lease directly
to rent from the property owner rather than from another tenant
文法句型
sublease + noun phrase + to + person
用法筆記
The original tenant (sublessor) remains legally responsible for the property even after subleasing it. Many standard leases require the landlord's written permission before you can sublease.
常見錯誤
ℹ️ 'Sublet' is more common in everyday conversation ('I want to sublet my room'), while 'sublease' is the standard term in formal and legal contexts ('The tenant entered into a sublease agreement'). Both are correct — choose based on your audience.
sublease — noun
1. a rental agreement in which a tenant rents property they originally leased to so
a rental agreement in which a tenant rents property they originally leased to someone else, while keeping some legal rights and duties under their initial rental contract.
Tara signed a sublease with the student taking over her room for the summer.
sign a sublease
Before moving in, Samir asked to see both the original lease and the sublease agreement.
original lease vs. sublease
The landlord approved the sublease after checking the new tenant’s credit history and references.
Lucia’s sublease stated that the original tenant must pay for any damages.
- subtenancy
a more formal legal term for the arrangement itself
- sublet
informal; can refer to the agreement or the action
- head lease
the original lease between the owner and the first tenant
- direct lease
a lease signed directly with the property owner
文法句型
sign a sublease
enter into a sublease
用法筆記
A sublease is different from an assignment of lease. In a sublease the original tenant keeps some interest in the property; in an assignment all rights transfer to the new tenant.
常見錯誤
2. a sublease whose term ends before the original main lease expires, so the subten
a sublease whose term ends before the original main lease expires, so the subtenant must move out before the original tenant’s lease is finished.
The company signed a six-month sublease for office space while their building was repaired.
sublease for a defined shorter period
Under the short-term sublease, Marco paid the rent when his subtenant could not.
original tenant’s responsibility in short-term sublease
Eitan negotiated a three-month sublease with a student visiting for one semester.
Sakura’s six-month sublease ends in July, months before the original lease, so her tenancy expires first.
- short-term sublet
informal equivalent for a brief rental arrangement
- temporary subtenancy
formal; emphasises the limited duration
- lease assignment
transfers all remaining lease rights to a new tenant for the full original term
文法句型
sign a sublease for + period
用法筆記
The key difference from the general sublease sense (noun sense 1) is that this sense explicitly specifies a duration shorter than the original lease term. Courts often use this stricter definition to distinguish a sublease from a lease assignment.