| A | B |
| liquidate | sell assets to pay debts |
| binge | unrestrained, excessive self indulgence |
| cluster | group of businesses of the same type in the same area |
| collective purchasing | buying of products shared by a group of businesses |
| deleverage | decrease financial leverage |
| prominent | an important or well known person or company |
| thriving | a company that's continues to grow and succeed |
| out source | when a company arranges for sb outside the company to work for or provide goods for that company |