in lieu

English

Etymology

From French au lieu, from Latin locus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪn.luː/

Adverb

in lieu (not comparable)

1. instead; in place

   The paintings were left to the nation by the Duke of Norfolk in lieu of inheritance taxes.

Usage notes

Frequently followed by of, in form in lieu of; compare instead of, in place of.

Derived terms

• in-lieu-fee

Related terms

• in lieu of

Translations

instead (of); in place (of)

• Catalan: en comptes de, en lloc de (ca)
• Czech: místo (cs)
• Danish: i stedet
• Esperanto: anstataŭ (eo)
• Finnish: sijasta (fi), asemesta (fi), asemasta (fi)
• French: au lieu de (fr), à la place de (fr)
• German: anstelle (de), anstatt (de), statt (de)
• Greek: αντί (el) (antí)
• Hebrew: במקום‎ (bimkóm)
• Hungarian: helyett (hu)
• Icelandic: í stað

• Italian: al posto di
• Portuguese: ao invés de (pt)
• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} in loc (de) (ro)
• Russian: вме́сто (ru) (vmésto)
• Spanish: en lugar de, en vez de
• Swedish: i stället (för) (sv)
• Telugu: బదులుగా (te) (badulugā), మారుగా (te) (mārugā)
• Venetian: invése, invéze, inveẑe (vec)
• Vietnamese: thay vì (vi)

See also

• rather than
• stand in
• substitute