🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

하위 임차인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Hawi imchain

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Subtenant/ˈsʌbˌtɛnənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"하위 임차인이 계약서에 서명했습니다."

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

The term 'subtenant' originates from the Latin 'sub-' meaning 'under' and 'tenere' meaning 'to hold'. It evolved through Old French in the medieval period, reflecting the feudal system where a subtenant would hold land under a primary tenant.

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