Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
time off in lieu — UK US noun [U] UK (US compensatory time) HR ► time that an employee who has worked extra hours may take off from work: »Our workers take time off in lieu rather than accumulate high earnings on overtime … Financial and business terms
time in lieu — UK US noun [U] UK HR ► TIME OFF IN LIEU(Cf. ↑time off in lieu) … Financial and business terms
lieu — UK US /luː/ noun ● in lieu (of sth) Cf. in lieu of sth → See also TIME OFF IN LIEU(Cf. ↑time off in lieu) … Financial and business terms
lieu — [lju:, lu: US lu:] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin locus; LOCUS] in lieu (of sth) formal instead of ▪ extra time off in lieu of payment … Dictionary of contemporary English
time — n. unlimited duration entire period of existence 1) time flies; passes 2) in time (we exist in time and space) unlimited future period 3) time will tell (time will tell if we are right) 4) in time (in time everything will be forgotten) moment… … Combinatory dictionary
lieu — [[t]lju͟ː, AM lu͟ː[/t]] 1) PHR PREP If you do, get, or give one thing in lieu of another, you do, get, or give it instead of the other thing, because the two things are considered to have the same value or importance. [FORMAL] He left what little … English dictionary
lieu — noun in lieu (of) instead of: extra time off in lieu of payment … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
compensatory time — UK noun [U] (also compensatory time off, also comp time, UK also time off in lieu) ► HR, WORKPLACE time that an employee who has worked extra hours may take off from work: »Compensatory time off may be approved instead of overtime pay … Financial and business terms
Time attack — A time attack is another term for time trial. The term is commonly used in Japan for individual time trial events for motor vehicles that involves a vehicle running around the circuit in lieu of a qualifying lap and the term is widely adopted… … Wikipedia
comp time — time off from work, granted to an employee in lieu of overtime pay. [comp(ensatory) time] * * * … Universalium
