in lieu

phrase

: instead

… some of the units are made available at affordable prices, or the developers pay a fee in lieu that supports a … housing fund.

—Chloe Hilles

Examples of in lieu in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company requests a 10-year, 80% property tax phase-in for each of its three new buildings, and the developer would make an annual payment in lieu of taxes contribution. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026

The man remained in jail custody in lieu of a $500,000 bond and is expected to appear before a judge during a Monday arraignment in Sacramento Superior Court. — Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Matches now consist of four-game sets prior to the final, no-ad scoring and a 10-point tiebreaker in lieu of a third set. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2026

In 1806, in lieu of windows, Joseph Dufour printed a wall-sized view of paradise. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026