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lieu

[loo] / lu /
NOUN
place
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It had been sent after she asked to be paid in lieu of holiday entitlement she had accrued during her maternity leave.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

He remains in custody in lieu of $1 million bail.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

In lieu of engaging in objective analysis, the discipline is shaping, even bending, the truth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Employees who were given shares over the years in lieu of cash compensation, for example, have one way to lock in the cash value of their deferred compensation: by selling.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

A funeral was held in lieu of graduation.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom



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