<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMkataba wa malipo - kiasi cha maagizo yaliyowekwa, mikataba iliyopewa, huduma zilizopokelewa, na shughuli nyingine zinazotokea wakati fulani ambazo zingehitaji malipo wakati huo huo au wakati ujao.  <response>: OBLIGATIONS - Amounts of orders placed, contracts awarded, services received, and other transactions occurring during a given period that would require payments during the same or a future period. 