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Definition of lieu noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lieu

noun
 
/luː/
 
/luː/
Word OriginMiddle English: via French from Latin locus ‘place’.
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in lieu (of something)
  1. instead of
    • They took cash in lieu of the prize they had won.
    • We work on Saturdays and have a day off in lieu during the week.
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