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subtenant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
sub-tenant
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tenant of a sublease.

verb

Synonym of sublet.

Informal

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

subtenants (plural) sub-tenant (alternative) subtenants (present, singular) subtenanting (participle, present) subtenanted (participle, past) subtenanted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

sublease underlease subtenancy undertenancy subletting underletting sublet underlet

Synonyms

undertenant sublessee underlessee sublet underlet sublease underlease

Antonyms

sublessor underlessor sublandlord underlandlord subletter underletter head tenant superior tenant subleaser underleaser

Questions

What does subtenant mean?
A tenant of a sublease.
Where does subtenant come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English tenant English subtenant From sub- + tenant.

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