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in lieu of

preposition

Reveal meaning and examples

In place of something else.

The club accepted donated books in lieu of an entry fee.

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Approved photographs were displayed in lieu of the oversized sculptures, giving the smaller exhibition room a way to represent work that could not fit.

From An Exhibition Changes Course.

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