in lieu
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪn.luː/
[edit] Adverb
in lieu (of) (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- instead (of); in place (of)
- The paintings were left to the nation by the Duke of Norfolk in lieu of inheritance taxes.
[edit] Related terms
- substitute
- rather than
- stand in
[edit] Translations
instead (of); in place (of)