lieu

«lieu» in Mova's school dictionary: instead of it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (only in «in lieu», «in lieu of»)

meaning for a pupil

(formal) In lieu of something means instead of it. tree →

sense in the lessons

Formal and adult life: «time off in lieu» (TOIL) for extra hours worked, «payment in lieu of notice» when someone leaves a job. It tells the reader one thing replaces another.

examples

• We got a gift card in lieu of a prize. tree →
• Dad took a day off in lieu after working on Saturday. tree →
• In lieu of flowers, please give to charity. tree →
• She was paid in lieu of notice. tree →
• The school gave extra reading in lieu of homework. tree →
• He did chores in lieu of paying rent. tree →

note

Say «loo» (UK) or «loo/lyoo». Only used in «in lieu (of)». It comes from French «lieu» = place. Everyday: «instead of».

In the corpora

• La location means rental or hire: location de vélos means bike hire; a place is un endroit or un lieu.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lieu» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.