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in-lieu fee

in-lieu fee noun: a payment made by developers or project proponents to a government agency or non-profit organization instead of fulfilling regulatory requirements directly on-site, such as environmental mitigation, affordable housing, or infrastructure improvements.

Noun

in-lieu fee (plural in-lieu fees)

  1. A payment made by developers or project proponents to a government agency or non-profit organization instead of fulfilling regulatory requirements directly on-site, such as environmental mitigation, affordable housing, or infrastructure improvements.

Forms of in-lieu fee

pluralin-lieu fees

Questions about in-lieu fee

What does in-lieu fee mean?
In-lieu fee means a payment made by developers or project proponents to a government agency or non-profit organization instead of fulfilling regulatory requirements directly on-site, such as environmental mitigation, affordable housing, or infrastructure improvements.
What part of speech is in-lieu fee?
In-lieu fee is a noun.
What is the plural of in-lieu fee?
The plural of in-lieu fee is in-lieu fees.

Words near in-lieu fee in the dictionary

  1. in-law unit
  2. in-law units
  3. in-lawhood
  4. in-lawry
  5. in-laws
  6. in-lieu fee
  7. in-lieu fees
  8. in-line
  9. in-line engine
  10. in-line engines
  11. in-line expansion

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