sublet sublet // verb [+ obj or no obj] (subletting, sublet, sublet) (also sublease) (Property ) 1 to rent to sb else all or part of a property that you rent from the owner: They rented land from the government and sublet it to a hotel for car parking. 2 to rent all or part of a property from sb that rents it from the owner: They sublet office space at the airport from a major airline. sublet // noun [C] = SUBLEASE noun |