subletting

Meanings

1. 1noununcountablelegal

   The practice of renting out a home or room that you yourself are renting from a landlord.

   Grammar: No plural: subletting is not allowed.

   Patterns

   • subletting to someone
   • subletting of something

   Subletting is banned under the terms of our lease.

   He earned extra money from subletting his spare room.

   The landlord agreed to subletting during the summer.

2. 2verbtransitive or intransitive

   Renting out to someone else a place you are renting yourself.

   Grammar: Takes an object or stands alone: subletting the flat; they are subletting.

   Patterns

   • subletting something to someone

   She is subletting her apartment to a student while she travels.

   They were subletting without telling the owner.

Common combinations

illegal subletting

Illegal subletting can lead to eviction.

subletting clause

The lease has a clause on subletting.

allow subletting

Some landlords allow subletting with written consent.

subletting a room

Subletting a room helped pay the rent.

ban on subletting

There is a strict ban on subletting here.

Synonyms and how they differ

subleasing

Subleasing is the same act, but is more common in formal and American contexts.

renting out

Renting out is general and could apply to a property you own, unlike subletting.

letting

Letting is the British word for renting out a property you own.

Word family

sublet verb

to rent out property you rent yourself

sublet noun

a property rented in this way

sublessor noun

the tenant who sublets

subtenant noun

a person renting from a tenant

Commonly confused: subletting or subleasing? subletting or subletting vs. letting?

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