Sotuv

Sotuv is a noun in Uzbek that denotes the act or process of selling goods or services, i.e., a sale or sale transaction. It refers to the transfer of ownership from seller to buyer for a price and is used in commerce, economics, and law to describe retail and wholesale activities as well as transactions on online marketplaces. The word is formed from the verb sot- “to sell” with the nominalizing suffix -uv. Related terms include sotuvchi (seller), sotib oluvchi (buyer), sotish (selling), and sotmoq (to sell). In everyday usage, sotuv covers formal sales, informal exchanges, and negotiated price trades.

In regulatory and business contexts, sotuv is linked to consumer protection, contract law, pricing, and compliance with tax and market regulations. In Uzbekistan and other Turkic-language regions, it appears in phrases related to sales activities, such as sales contracts and trading operations. The concept extends to modern e-commerce, where digital platforms facilitate sotuv through online catalogs, secure payments, and delivery systems, while still reflecting the same basic principle of a sale with price and transfer of ownership.

See also: savdo (trade), tijorat (commerce). Related terms include sotuvchi, sotib oluvchi, and sotish.