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  • noun Plural form of subtenant.

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Examples

  • The subtenants of the manorial estates and great farms

    A REVIEW 2010

  • We've all become landlords looking for subtenants, says Condon, who was bureau chief when he accepted a buyout from the company, which closed the bureau after the presidential election.

    Death of the Regional Newspaper Bureau in Washington - Swampland - TIME.com 2008

  • Meanwhile, scores of small brokerage houses i.e., potential subtenants had folded.

    The Rise and Fall of Bear Stearns Alan C. Greenberg 2010

  • Meanwhile, scores of small brokerage houses i.e., potential subtenants had folded.

    The Rise and Fall of Bear Stearns Alan C. Greenberg 2010

  • Three - and four-bedroom units, particularly in northern Manhattan, are frequently operated like mini-hotels, as the tenant will rent out unused bedrooms, often collecting more from the subtenants than they pay to the owner.

    How to Fix Rent Regulation 2009

  • Three - and four-bedroom units, particularly in northern Manhattan, are frequently operated like mini-hotels, as the tenant will rent out unused bedrooms, often collecting more from the subtenants than they pay to the owner.

    How to Fix Rent Regulation 2009

  • Thelmy Perez, an organizer with Strategic Actions for a Just Economy, is trying to help an elderly couple who could no longer afford the $600 a month rent on their two-bedroom apartment, so they took in six unrelated subtenants and are now facing eviction.

    Vickie Karp: Third Screen: Entertainment vs. Recession Porn 2009

  • After the war, our family had lost its estate in Breslau, and we had to share our small ground floor apartment in Heidelberg with some war refugees as subtenants.

    Theodor W. Hänsch - Autobiography 2006

  • Amber Capital, a hedge fund run by Michel Brogard and housed inside the slant-roofed Citigroup Center on East 53rd Street in New York City, is seeking subtenants for the 31,000-square-foot floor it leased through 2016, according to a marketing brochure for the space.

    'Space Available: Had Been a Hedge Fund' 2008

  • We lived as subtenants in a dire first-floor apartment on the rough side of the Aventine.

    Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998

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