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lieu

[ loo ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

place; stead.

lieu

/ ljuː; luː /

noun

stead; place (esp in the phrases in lieu, in lieu of )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lieu¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; from Middle French, from Latin locus “place”; replacing Middle English liue, from Old French liu, from Latin; locus

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lieu¹

C13: from Old French, ultimately from Latin locus place

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

in lieu of, in place of; instead of:
He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash.

More idioms and phrases containing lieu

see under instead of .

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Example Sentences

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County ordered testing from Roux in lieu of that federal testing.

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The company uses these influencers to model selections on Instagram in lieu of traditional advertising.

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Also like many of her clients, she has routinely paid U.S. taxes in the past using what’s known as an individual taxpayer identification number, or ITIN, in lieu of a Social Security number.

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In lieu of government-led soil testing, homeowners and school districts may have to pay for soil sampling if they want answers.

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Teachers' Pensions has now confirmed that 80% of that backlog has been cleared, and that it is looking at other options to provide the remaining applicants with their valuations in lieu of a CETV.

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