I. |səb+ transitive verb
Etymology: sub- + let
1.
a. : to lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person
they rent a little house … and sublet most of the rooms — Edmund Wilson
b. : to lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) from the original lessee or tenant
move into the apartment they have just sublet — Murray Schumach
2. : subcontract 2a
when a building contractor sublets work — American Builder
II. noun
: property that is or may be sublet