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underlet

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of sublease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: law, property

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sublease, underlease, subtenancy, undertenancy, subletting, underletting, sublet

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To let below the value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, real-estate

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

Synonym of sublet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law, property

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sublet, sublease, underlease, subtenant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English let English underlet From under- + let.