in lieu
вместо
anstelle, anstatt, statt
en lugar de, en vez de
au lieu de, à la place de
al posto di
em vez de
Instead; in placeInstead; in place.
/ɪn.l(j)uː/
» Using guillemets in lieu of arrows irks me.
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By meaning 1
instead (of); in place (of):
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By meaning 1
instead (of); in place (of):
Examples
4 sentencesUsing guillemets in lieu of arrows irks me.
Please make a donation to charity in lieu of flowers.
In lieu of sleep, I spent last night thinking about cheese.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Instead; in place.
time off in lieu (of overtime pay)
paid in lieu as liquidated damages
anstelle, anstatt, statt
вме́стоvmésto
Origin
Shortening of in lieu of (something).Shortening of in lieu of (something).
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Word family
4 related wordsDerivedin-lieu fee
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.