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单词 lieu
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lieunoun

uk/ljuː//luː/us/ljuː//luː/formal
in lieu (of)

instead (of):

He worked on Sunday and took Monday off in lieu.
They gave some books in lieu of payment for the work I did.
The paintings were left to the nation by the Duke of Norfolk in lieu of inheritance taxes.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Replacing and exchanging

  • alternate
  • alternatively
  • bargain sth away
  • change over
  • change places idiom
  • fill
  • part exchange
  • pinch-hit
  • pre-empt
  • proxy
  • refill
  • rep
  • represent
  • reserve
  • sit
  • succeed
  • succession
  • supersede
  • supplant
  • swap

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lieunoun

uk/luː/us
in lieu (of sth)

HR instead of something:

You can take a lump sum in lieu of any unused vacation entitlement.
He was offered a cash bonus, or stock options in lieu.

US LAW until an amount of money is paid to prove that a person charged with a crime will not try to leave the country:

in lieu of bail/bond He is being held in the City Jail in lieu of $500,000 bond.

See also

time off in lieu
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