do ut des (doh [schwa]t deez). [Latin “I give that you may give”] Roman law. An innominate contract in which a party gives something in exchange for something that the other party is to give. See innominate contract under CONTRACT.
do ut des 〈拉〉(罗马法)互易 无名契约的一种。罗马五大法学家之一保卢斯〔J.Paulus〕把无名契约〔contractus re innominati〕分为4种:1以物易物,即互易;2以物易工;3以工易物;4以工易工,即换工。互易是早于买卖出现的一种商品交易形式。它不通过货币而直接以物换取他物,如我给你一只羊,你给我五只鸡等。