in lieu

phrase

Synonyms of in lieunext
: instead
… some of the units are made available at affordable prices, or the developers pay a fee in lieu that supports a … housing fund.—Chloe Hilles

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This includes local planning and zoning, and BPU payments in lieu of taxes. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026 The movie sanitizes the past and removes its tang, its pungency, leaving a craving for contact with nature, with raw experience, with incongruities and accidents and anything but what fits, in lieu of such synthetic sophistication. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2026 In the last few moments of the routine, Sosa leaves Stiles on the dance floor as her monologue from the film played in lieu of music and a still from the film took over the screen at the back of the room. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 As of Monday morning, all officers except Larsen and Todman had resigned in lieu of termination, according to the department. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in lieu

Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of in lieu was in 1599

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“In lieu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20lieu. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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