in lieu

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in lieu

/ɪn.l(j)uː/

Where it comes from

Shortening of in lieu of (something).

adverb

not comparable Instead; in place. time off in lieu (of overtime pay)

Translations

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adv instead (of); in place (of)

Español	en lugar de, en vez de
Português	em vez de
Français	au lieu de, à la place de
Deutsch	anstelle, anstatt, statt
Italiano	al posto di
Ελληνικά	αντί antí
Русский	вме́сто vmésto
Tiếng Việt	thay vì
العربية	بَدَلًا مِن badalan min
עברית	במקום bimkóm

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"in lieu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/in%20lieu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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in lieu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/in%20lieu

Chicago

"in lieu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/in%20lieu.

BibTeX

@misc{in_lieu_2026,
  title = {in lieu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20lieu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}