Definitions for lieu

lieu lieu

Spelling: [loo]
IPA: /lu/

Lieu is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 23 anagrams from letters in lieu (eilu).

Definitions for lieu

noun

  1. place; stead.

Idioms

  1. in lieu of, in place of; instead of:

Origin of lieu

1250-1300; Middle French Latin locus place; replacing Middle English liue Old French liu Latin; see locus

Examples for lieu

The State Department should accept supplementary documents in lieu of the HR letter that contractors say they cannot provide.

The grinning death's head seal was appended in lieu of a signature, as before.

In a pathetic sort of way, she mothered Christine in lieu of her own daughter.

In lieu of this, dispensaries are getting aggressively green on their websites.

So as not to die, in lieu of any of these offerings, I decide to go searching for coffee.

A burnt stick and a barn door served Wilkie in lieu of pencil and canvas.

In lieu of a traditional runway, Lagerfeld had the Grand Palais trussed up as an artificial city.

This is then properly transferred to us, in lieu of our cheque.

These “free” games display ads, often in obnoxious places, in lieu of the entry fee.

This was his in lieu of the money which he would have earned if they had killed Lanning on the spot.

Word Value for lieu
Scrable

4

Words with friends

6

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