Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sublease

/sˈʌblˌis/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: sub-lease
IPA: /sˈʌblˌis/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lease sublet by a tenant or lessee to a subtenant.

verb

Synonym of sublet.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English lease English sublease From sub- + lease.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

subleases (plural) sub-lease (alternative) subleases (present, singular) subleasing (participle, present) subleased (participle, past) subleased (past)

Phrases

head tenant superior tenant

Frequently Paired Words

subtenant undertenant sublessee underlessee sublessor underlessor sublandlord underlandlord

Synonyms

underlease subtenancy undertenancy subletting underletting sublet underlet subtenant

Antonyms

headlease superior lease

Questions

How do you pronounce sublease?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈʌblˌis/.
What does sublease mean?: A lease sublet by a tenant or lessee to a subtenant.
Where does sublease come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English lease English sublease From sub- + lease.

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