in lieu of
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[edit] Etymology
From French au lieu de ← Latin locus (place).
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[edit] Preposition
- instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- They gave him a cash award, in lieu of the promised prize package.
- Gumble sleeps in Joe's bed in lieu of sleeping in his own, at his own house.
- We let our cat outside in lieu of having a litter box.
[edit] Translations
instead; in place of; as a substitute for
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