Bedeutung von “lieu” im englischen Wörterbuch

Englisch

“lieu” im Englisch

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lieunoun

uk ​ /ljuː/ /luː/ us ​ /ljuː/ /luː/ formal

(Definition von “lieu” aus dem Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“lieu” im Business-Englisch

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lieunoun

uk ​ /luː/ us ​
in lieu (of sth)

› HR instead of something:

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

› US LAW until an amount of money is paid to prove that a person charged with a crime will not try to leave the country:

in lieu of bail/bond He is being held in the City Jail in lieu of $500,000 bond.

See also

time off in lieu

(Definition von “lieu” aus dem Cambridge Wörterbuch Business-Englisch © Cambridge University Press)

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lieu

In the case of an official, of any grade, it must impose the requisite penalties and not simply punish a few scapegoats in lieu of more senior officials.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The reasons for this include a shorter period of community service in lieu of military service, families relocating and pressure at work or school.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
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