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in lieu of

/ɪn ljuː əv//ɪn luː əv/

in lieu of preposition: instead of; in place of.

Preposition

in lieu of

  1. Instead of; in place of.
    • They gave him a cash award, in lieu of the promised prize package.
    • “Unfortunately for Interceptor—and any others who have relied upon 3DR’s personal assurances in lieu of federal registrations and the like—the 3DR Declaration makes it clear: 3DR no longer owns the unrestricted rights to Duke Nukem IP,and 3DR has no right or ability to make any agreements in...2014 February 23, Julian Benson, quoting Gearbox spokesperson, “The strange case of Gearbox’s suit against 3D Realms and Interceptor”, in PCGamesN, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2017
  2. (proscribed) In light of.
    • In lieu of recent events, more caution is needed.

in lieu of meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Tagalog and Arabic

in lieu of in Tamil

அதற்கு ஈடாக பதிலாக, நிகராக, பகராக, பதிலாக, மாறாக, மாற்றாக

in lieu of in Urdu

بیعوض

in lieu of in Tagalog

instead; in place of; as a substitute for
sa halip na

in lieu of in Arabic

instead; in place of; as a substitute for
بَدَلًا مِن badalan min
More languagesFewer languages
in lieu of in Vietnamese
thay vì

Origin of in lieu of

From Middle English in liue of, a partial calque of Old French au leu de (modern French au lieu de).

Questions about in lieu of

What does in lieu of mean?
In lieu of means instead of; in place of.
What is in lieu of in Tamil?
In lieu of in Tamil is அதற்கு ஈடாக பதிலாக, நிகராக, பகராக. See In lieu of meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is in lieu of?
In lieu of is a preposition.
How do you pronounce in lieu of?
In lieu of is pronounced /ɪn ljuː əv/ (UK).

Words near in lieu of in the dictionary

  1. in leash
  2. in length
  3. in lesbians
  4. in less than no time
  5. in lieu
  6. in lieu of
  7. in light of
  8. in like a lion, out like a lamb
  9. in like Flynn
  10. in like wise
  11. in limine

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: in lieu of (page history and authors); in lieu of (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); in lieu of (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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