Lieu

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  • noun. Place; stead.
  • idiom. (in lieu of) In place of; instead of.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Place; room; stead: now only in the phrase in lieu of, which is equivalent to instead of.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Place; room; stead; -- used only in the phrase in lieu of, that is, instead of.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. See in lieu or in lieu of.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
    • Word Usage
    "The county says they didn't owe any additional rent since they were proceeding with a purchase and the owner says that in lieu of an agreed purchase, they owe the rent."
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