in lieu
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French au lieu, from Latin locus.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɪn.luː/
Adverb [edit]
in lieu (of) (not comparable)
- instead (of); in place (of)
- The paintings were left to the nation by the Duke of Norfolk in lieu of inheritance taxes.
Translations [edit]
instead (of); in place (of)
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Derived terms [edit]
See also [edit]
- rather than
- stand in
- substitute