acknowledgement of debt
noun[C]
LAW(alsoacknowledgment of debt)ukuspluralacknowledgements of debt(abbreviationAOD)anofficialdocumentin which someonestatesthat theyoweaparticularamountofmoneyto someone:
Whensigninganacknowledgementofdebtforconsumedgas, thecustomerwill bechargedlatepaymentinterestuntil the lastpaymentis made.