SEMANTIC FEATURES OF BUSINESS TERMINOLOGY IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES

This article examines the semantic features of business terminology in English and Uzbek, highlighting how linguistic, cultural, and historical factors shape the development and usage of specialized vocabulary in both languages. It explores key semantic fields such as finance, marketing, management, and economics, comparing how these concepts are expressed and interpreted. The study emphasizes phenomena such as borrowing, polysemy, metaphor, and semantic shifts, particularly in translation. Special attention is given to the challenges of adapting global business concepts into Uzbek, a language still standardizing much of its modern economic vocabulary. The analysis also considers the cultural dimensions of business language, such as directness, politeness, and idiomatic expression. Through comparative and contextual analysis, the article underscores the importance of semantic awareness in translation, communication, and language planning, especially in multilingual and globalized business environments.