Many frontier lawyers in 18th century America elected to read the law, an apprenticeship of sorts, in lieu of attending college.
Will you accept my mowing your lawn in lieu of cash?
The workers were offered an extra day of holidays in lieu of a pay increase. He worked the bank holiday Monday so he will be entitled to a day in lieu of that.
The synonym of lieu is "stead" or "place."
The opposite of "in lieu of" could be "instead of" or "in place of."
The verb in the sentence is "give." It is the action that the subject (you) is being asked to perform.
Will you accept my mowing your lawn in lieu of cash?
The workers were offered an extra day of holidays in lieu of a pay increase. He worked the bank holiday Monday so he will be entitled to a day in lieu of that.
I would prefer a nice warm handshake in lieu of a kiss, sir.
In lieu of going to the beach, Brenda and her friends decided to go to the movies.
The farmer gave me his best pig in lieu of a month's pay.
"In lieu" means in place of or instead of. The sentence would read, " Instead of a babysitter...."
'In lieu of my absence' is a phrase, not a sentence. As a phrase, it is grammatically correct, and could form part of a sentence, although it is not easy to think of such a sentence. It means 'Instead of my being absent ... ' So, how about 'In lieu of my absence, you have my presence!' as a jocular exclamation made by someone who turns up at a meeting for which s/he has previously given an apology for absence.
The noun lieu is uncountable. The plural form of lieu is also lieu.
That is the correct spelling of "lieu" -- used in the phrase "in lieu of" meaning "instead of."
deed in lieu after foreclosure?
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