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.

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

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]

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.

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

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun lieu, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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

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, …