in lieu of

English

Etymology

From Middle English in liue of, a partial calque of Old French au leu de (modern French au lieu de).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

in lieu of

1. Instead of; in place of.

   They gave him a cash award, in lieu of the promised prize package.

2. (proscribed) In light of.

   In lieu of recent events, more caution is needed.

Usage notes

• Using it to mean in light of is etymologically incorrect (it is literally in place of), and thus considered an error.

Translations

instead; in place of; as a substitute for

• Arabic: بَدَلًا مِن (badalan min)

  Egyptian Arabic: بدل ما (badal ma)

• Catalan: en comptes de
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 代替 (zh) (dàitì)

• Czech: namísto (cs), místo (cs)
• Danish: i stedet for
• Dutch: in plaats van (nl)
• Finnish: jonkin sijasta, jonkin sijaan, jonkin asemesta, jonkin tilalla, jonkin tilalle
• French: au lieu de (fr)
• Georgian: ნაცვლად (nacvlad), მაგივრად (magivrad)
• German: anstelle von, anstelle (de) (+ genitive)
• Ingrian: mesto, sihas
• Korean: 대신 (ko) (daesin)
• Polish: zamiast (pl) (+ genitive), w miejsce (+ genitive)
• Portuguese: no lugar de, ao invés de (pt), invés de, em vez de (pt)
• Romanian: în loc de
• Russian: вме́сто (ru) (vmésto)
• Slovak: namiesto
• Spanish: en vez de
• Swedish: i stället för
• Tagalog: sa halip na
• Turkish: yerine (tr)
• Vietnamese: thay vì (vi)