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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Subinquilino

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Subinquilino

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Subtenant/ˈsʌbˌtɛn.ənt/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O subinquilino pagou o aluguel mensalmente."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who rents property from a tenant rather than directly from the landlord.

    "The subtenant signed a lease agreement with the primary tenant to occupy the spare room."
  2. 2

    An individual who occupies a property under a lease agreement that is subordinate to another lease.

    "The landlord was unaware that the tenant had a subtenant living in the apartment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix sub- (meaning 'under' or 'below') combined with tenant, originating from Old French tenant, present participle of tenir ('to hold'), dating back to the late 16th century in legal and property contexts.

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