Meaning & use
Sublessee
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A person or entity that leases property from a tenant rather than directly from the property's owner.
See it in a sentence
As the sublessee, she paid rent to the original tenant rather than the landlord.
The lease required the landlord's written consent before a sublessee could move in.
A note on using this word
In a sublease arrangement, the original tenant becomes the 'sublessor,' and the new occupant is the 'sublessee.'
Words with a similar meaning
subtenant
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Words with an opposite meaning
sublessor
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