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[ loo ] / lu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lieu ON THESAURUS.COM
Idioms for lieuin lieu of, in place of; instead of: He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash.
Origin of lieu1250–1300; <Middle French <Latin locus place; replacing Middle English liue<Old French liu<Latin; see locus Words nearby lieulierne, Liestal, lie through one's teeth, lie to, Lietuva, lieu, lie up, Lieut., Lieut. Col., Lieut. Comdr., lieutenancy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lieuThese “free” games display ads, often in obnoxious places, in lieu of the entry fee. Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST So as not to die, in lieu of any of these offerings, I decide to go searching for coffee. I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal|Olivia Nuzzi|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST In lieu of this, dispensaries are getting aggressively green on their websites. Colorado Weed Dispensaries Celebrate ‘Green Friday’|Abby Haglage|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST In lieu of a traditional runway, Lagerfeld had the Grand Palais trussed up as an artificial city. The Perils of Glitzy Celebrity Feminism Having a Moment|Amy Zimmerman|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The State Department should accept supplementary documents in lieu of the HR letter that contractors say they cannot provide. Obama Went to War to Save Them, But They Can’t Get U.S. Visas|Christine van den Toorn, Sherizaan Minwalla|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST In lieu of money the gamblers wagered with cedar-berries, each of which berries represented a pipeful of tobacco. The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey In lieu of the shoe untanned leather was tied with thongs around the feet. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America|J. P. MacLean This bed, not a bed at all, merely a broad ledge of stone left by the prison masons in lieu of a bed. Forbidden Cargoes|Roy J. Snell In section 2, line 2, strike out the word "fifty" and insert in lieu thereof the word "twenty." Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|Grover Cleveland At Dasahra a pumpkin is offered to these articles in lieu of a goat. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell
British Dictionary definitions for lieu
nounstead; place (esp in the phrases in lieu, in lieu of) Word Origin for lieuC13: from Old French, ultimately from Latin locus place Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with lieuThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to lieustead, substitute |