in lieu of

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in lieu of

/ɪn ljuː əv/ UK
/ɪn ljuː ɒv/ UK
/ɪn luː əv/ US
/ɪn luː ɑːv/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English in liue of, a partial calque of Old French au leu de (modern French au lieu de).

preposition

Instead of; in place of. They gave him a cash award, in lieu of the promised prize package.
proscribed In light of. In lieu of recent events, more caution is needed.

Translations

Every language

prep instead; in place of; as a substitute for

Español	en vez de, en lugar de
한국어	대신 daesin
中文	代替 dàitì
Português	no lugar de, ao invés de, invés de, em vez de
Français	au lieu de
Deutsch	anstelle von, anstelle
Română	în loc de
Русский	вме́сто vmésto
Tiếng Việt	thay vì
العربية	بَدَلًا مِن badalan min

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BibTeX

@misc{in_lieu_of_2026,
  title = {in lieu of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20lieu%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}