in lieu
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Partial calque of French au lieu.
Pronunciation[edit]
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]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
instead (of); in place (of)
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See also[edit]
- rather than
- stand in
- substitute