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āGrocery delivery and pick-up service provider Instacart nabs nearly $14 billion valuation in new funding roundā. In this sentence, what does the meaning of ā Instacart nabsā?
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Jun 13, 2020 3:42 PM
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Thanks Robbo,
nab is a verb, so here the ā nabsā is verb form.
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June 13, 2020
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Nabs is a conjugation of the verb "to nab". This is a somewhat informal way of saying "to grab" or "to take" or even "to achieve".
In this context it is saying that Instacart (a company) has been given a $14 billion valuation.
Cheers!
Robbo
June 13, 2020
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