How to pronounce twenty

Say it like this: /ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i]. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈtwɛnti/ [-ɛɾ̃i]
British/ˈtwɛnti/

What does twenty mean?

numThe cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.

nounThe numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29).

“She looks like she's in her early twenties, perhaps 21 or 22 years old?”

A banknote with a denomination of 20.

“The waiter’s face lit up when I gave him a twenty.”

10-20 (location).

“What’s your twenty, good buddy?”

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