Definition of "in lieu of" []

• Instead; in place of (preposition)

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• "If you are currently a slave to your fifteen-dollar-a-week mochalattechococcino habit, you may enjoy clearer, smoother skin in as little as two weeks simply by upgrading to truly hydrating brews in lieu of dehydrators like coffee."
• "Don Zimmer also made a change: in lieu of the light-hitting Frank Duffy, he sent right fielder, and right-handed-hitter, Dwight Evans to the plate."
• "• Provide cast-in-place concrete structure in lieu of steel structure for home and visitor side grandstands and increase capacity to 8,000 seats: $2.1 million"