In Britain, an MOT is a test which, by law, must be made each year on all road vehicles that are more than 3 years old, in order tocheck that they are safe to drive.
My car is due for its MOT in two days' time.
mot in British English1
(məʊ)
noun
short for bon mot
Word origin
C16: via French from Vulgar Latin mottum (unattested) utterance, from Latin muttum a mutter, from muttīre to mutter
mot in British English2
(mɒt)
noun
Dublin slang
a girl or young woman, esp one's girlfriend
Word origin
perhaps a variant of mort, obsolete slang for girl or woman, of unknown origin
MOT in British English
abbreviation for
1.
(in New Zealand and formerly in Britain) Ministry of Transport
2.
(in Britain) MOT test: a compulsory annual test for all road vehicles over a certain age, which require a valid MOT certificate
mot in American English
(moʊ)
noun
bon mot
Word origin
Fr, a word, saying < L muttum, a grunt, muttering < IE echoic base *mu- > mutter, mope, mew3
Examples of 'mot' in a sentence
mot
Car owners can specify their usual service or MoT within the ad.
The Sun (2011)
Which is why we are calling on all men to get a health MOT.
The Sun (2015)
It also provides leasing, repair and MoT services.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Your doctor will check for any underlying cause, may give you a health MoT and will advise about treatment.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Ask for a health MOT.
The Sun (2014)
In other languages
MOT
British English: MOT /ɛm əʊ tiː/ ABBREVIATION
In Britain, an MOT is a test which, by law, must be made each year on all road vehicles that are more than three years old, in order to check that they are safe to drive.
My car is due for its MOT in two days' time.
American English: MOT
Arabic: وزارة النقل
Brazilian Portuguese: revisão obrigatória e anual de veículos GB
Chinese: 汽车年检
Croatian: tehnički pregled
Czech: technická prohlídka auto
Danish: periodisk syn af bil
Dutch: APK
European Spanish: ITV
Finnish: katsastus
French: contrôle technique
German: TÜV
Greek: τεχνικός έλεγχος οχημάτων
Italian: revisione annuale dell'auto
Japanese: 車検
Korean: 차량 연례 정비
Norwegian: periodisk kjøretøykontroll
Polish: Ministerstwo Transportu
European Portuguese: revisão obrigatória e anual de veículos
Romanian: RAR
Russian: технический осмотр транспортного средства Министерства транспорта Великобритании
Latin American Spanish: ITV
Swedish: kontrollbesiktning
Thai: ตัวย่อของการตรวจเช็ครถประจำปี
Turkish: yıllık taşıt testi
Ukrainian: Державний технічний огляд транспортних засобів