lieu /ljuː, luː $ luː/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin locus ; ⇨ ↑ locus ]
in lieu (of something) formal instead of:
extra time off in lieu of payment
lieu /ljuː, luː $ luː/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin locus ; ⇨ ↑ locus ]
in lieu (of something) formal instead of:
extra time off in lieu of payment
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012