The meaning of LIEU is place, stead. How to use lieu in a sentence. Lieu vs. Loo vs. Lue.

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

Definition of lieu noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

lieu (ljuː; luː) n stead; place (esp in the phrases in lieu, in lieu of) [C13: from Old French, ultimately from Latin locus place]

Oct 25, 2025 · Borrowed from French lieu, from Latin locum, accusative of locus (“place”). lieu (uncountable)

in lieu of sth If you do, get, or give one thing in lieu of another, you do, get, or give it instead of the other thing, because the two things are considered to have the same value or importance.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English lieu /ljuː, luː $ luː/ noun → in lieu (of something) Examples from the Corpus lieu • When that happens, police have to cancel leave, pay overtime rates …

To be in lieu of something is to replace it or substitute for it. A restaurant that's run out of clams might serve French onion soup in lieu of chowder. The word lieu originally comes from the Latin locus, …

lieu (lo̅o̅), n. place; stead. Idioms in lieu of, in place of; instead of: He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash.

LIEU definition: place; stead. See examples of lieu used in a sentence.