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lieu
[ loo ]
noun
- place; stead.
lieu
/ ljuː; luː /
noun
- stead; place (esp in the phrases in lieu, in lieu of )
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lieu1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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 .Example Sentences
In fitness, we embraced regular leisure walks in lieu of trendy fitness classes.
In lieu of the pre-quarantine dinner party, consider delivering half to your friend who is boycotting Goya.
Mikayla’s 12th birthday was approaching, and in lieu of gifts, she wanted to raise money for an organization.
The remainder of Yellowstone opens in mid-December for oversnow travel by skis, snowshoes, snowmobile, or snowcoach—vehicles with tanklike tracks in lieu of wheels.
In lieu of an ad ban, it would be nearly impossible to guarantee users won’t be exposed at all to ads in these categories.
These “free” games display ads, often in obnoxious places, in lieu of the entry fee.
So as not to die, in lieu of any of these offerings, I decide to go searching for coffee.
In lieu of this, dispensaries are getting aggressively green on their websites.
In lieu of a traditional runway, Lagerfeld had the Grand Palais trussed up as an artificial city.
The State Department should accept supplementary documents in lieu of the HR letter that contractors say they cannot provide.
It is the quiet chef lieu of the Allier, and was once the capital of the Bourbonnais.
Large divans of the richest crimson and violet brocades lined the walls, while ample curtains of the same served in lieu of doors.
Les rivieres de Seine & d'Aulbe rendent le lieu de cette Baronnie autant agreable, que fort & avantageux la defense.
Et au partir de l tira ledit Sieur au Port Royal lieu de son habitation.
La chasse aussi ne se trouve pas foison en vn lieu o il faut viure de cela, & o l'on fait vne demeure arreste.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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