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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lieu/#m1)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lieu/#x1)
- Dad took a day off in lieu after working on Saturday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lieu/#x2)
- In lieu of flowers, please give to charity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lieu/#x3)
- She was paid in lieu of notice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lieu/#x4)
- The school gave extra reading in lieu of homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lieu/#x5)
- He did chores in lieu of paying rent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lieu/#x6)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/35-false-friends/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lieu» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lieu/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.