sublease
1 of 2noun
sub·lease ˈsəb-ˈlēs 
-ˌlēs
: a lease by a tenant or lessee of part or all of leased premises to another person but with the original tenant retaining some right or interest under the original lease
sublease
2 of 2verb
subleased; subleasing; subleases
transitive verb
: to make or obtain a sublease of
Example Sentences
Verb She subleased her apartment to a student for the summer. The agency subleases office space from a law firm.
Recent Examples on the Web
Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Companies shrank office footprints as the pandemic lingered and their workers stayed home, putting millions of square feet up for sublease and helping drive vacancy rates to historic highs, according to commercial real estate firm MBRE. Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Amazon so far this year has canceled, closed, listed for sublease or put on hold more than 25 delivery stations and fulfillment centers across the U.S. and has delayed opening 15 more, according to MWPVL data. Liz Young, WSJ, 28 July 2022 In April, the company made its office available for sublease, CoStar said. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 When Cal Fire became interested in the site for firefighting purposes, education officials worked to arrange a sublease until the official property transfer takes place. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022 Union Station Investco has sublease rights through USRC until 2084. Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 25 May 2022 Some companies — including Netflix, Yahoo and Verizon — pay the rent but have put unneeded offices on the market for sublease, helping drive up overall vacancy to a high 25% in L.A. County, CBRE data show. Roger Vincentstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 Roughly 90 million square feet of space was available to rent as of the first quarter, and 20.3 million of that was sublease space, Savills said. Natalie Wong, Fortune, 10 May 2022 Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 Coworking company Thrive Workplace signed the showroom’s 10-year master lease, and everyone else—right now more than 25 outdoor sales agencies representing more than 175 brands—plan to sublease. Kiran Herbert, Outside Online, 3 Aug. 2021 But the company has too many workers and warehouses now that consumers have returned to their usual spending habits, and Amazon is seeking to sublease some of its facilities. Emily Chang, Fortune, 9 June 2022 The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Amazon is working to sublease at least 10 million square feet of excess warehouse space. Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 16 June 2022 To deal with the problem, the company is reportedly planning to sublease at least 10 million square feet of space and could end more of its leases in states including New York, New Jersey and California. CBS News, 3 June 2022 The online retail giant is seeking to sublease a minimum of 10 million square feet of warehouse space and is also exploring options to end or renegotiate leases with outside warehouse owners, according to a person familiar with the matter. Sebastian Herrera, WSJ, 23 May 2022 Heights Pool LTD is the pool operator and sublessee, paying $30,000 a year to the city of Alamo Heights to sublease the space. Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 6 May 2022 Nektar is also planning to sell its research facility in India, and sublease a substantial portion of its office space in its San Francisco headquarters. Joseph Walker, WSJ, 11 May 2022 See More
Noun
Earlier this year, the company put its Beverly Hills headquarters up for sublease. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Companies shrank office footprints as the pandemic lingered and their workers stayed home, putting millions of square feet up for sublease and helping drive vacancy rates to historic highs, according to commercial real estate firm MBRE. Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Amazon so far this year has canceled, closed, listed for sublease or put on hold more than 25 delivery stations and fulfillment centers across the U.S. and has delayed opening 15 more, according to MWPVL data. Liz Young, WSJ, 28 July 2022 In April, the company made its office available for sublease, CoStar said. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 When Cal Fire became interested in the site for firefighting purposes, education officials worked to arrange a sublease until the official property transfer takes place. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022 Union Station Investco has sublease rights through USRC until 2084. Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 25 May 2022 Some companies — including Netflix, Yahoo and Verizon — pay the rent but have put unneeded offices on the market for sublease, helping drive up overall vacancy to a high 25% in L.A. County, CBRE data show. Roger Vincentstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 Roughly 90 million square feet of space was available to rent as of the first quarter, and 20.3 million of that was sublease space, Savills said. Natalie Wong, Fortune, 10 May 2022 Verb
The decision about what grocery operator is chosen is ultimately Whole Foods’, Walker said, because the new operator will sublease from the company. Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 Coworking company Thrive Workplace signed the showroom’s 10-year master lease, and everyone else—right now more than 25 outdoor sales agencies representing more than 175 brands—plan to sublease. Kiran Herbert, Outside Online, 3 Aug. 2021 But the company has too many workers and warehouses now that consumers have returned to their usual spending habits, and Amazon is seeking to sublease some of its facilities. Emily Chang, Fortune, 9 June 2022 The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Amazon is working to sublease at least 10 million square feet of excess warehouse space. Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 16 June 2022 To deal with the problem, the company is reportedly planning to sublease at least 10 million square feet of space and could end more of its leases in states including New York, New Jersey and California. CBS News, 3 June 2022 The online retail giant is seeking to sublease a minimum of 10 million square feet of warehouse space and is also exploring options to end or renegotiate leases with outside warehouse owners, according to a person familiar with the matter. Sebastian Herrera, WSJ, 23 May 2022 Heights Pool LTD is the pool operator and sublessee, paying $30,000 a year to the city of Alamo Heights to sublease the space. Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 6 May 2022 Nektar is also planning to sell its research facility in India, and sublease a substantial portion of its office space in its San Francisco headquarters. Joseph Walker, WSJ, 11 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1758, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1824, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
sublease
noun
sub·lease ˈsəb-ˌlēs
: a lease that is given by a tenant or lessee to another person of part or all of the leased premises for a shorter term than that of the original lease and under which some interest is retained compare assignment of lease at assignment
subleases
verb
as in sublets
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