in lieu

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Etymology[edit]

From French au lieu, from Latin locus.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɪn.luː/

Adverb[edit]

in lieu (not comparable)

instead; in place

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

Usage notes[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]

in-lieu-fee

Related terms[edit]

in lieu of

Translations[edit]

instead (of); in place (of)

Catalan: en comptes de, en lloc de
Czech: místo (cs)
Esperanto: anstataŭ (eo)
Finnish: sijasta (fi), asemesta (fi), asemasta
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)

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