Twen"ty (?), a. [OE. twenty, AS. tw&?;ntig, twentig; akin to OFris. twintich, OS. tw&?;ntig, D. & LG. twintig, OHG. zweinzug, G. zwanzig, Goth. twai tigjis; that is, two tens. See Twain, Two, and Ten.] 1. One more that nineteen; twice; as, twenty men.

2. An indefinite number more or less that twenty. Shak.

Maximilian, upon twenty respects, could not have been the man.

Twen"ty, n.; pl. Twenties (&?;). 1. The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score.

2. A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.

Twen"ty (?), a. [OE. twenty, AS. tw&?;ntig, twentig; akin to OFris. twintich, OS. tw&?;ntig, D. & LG. twintig, OHG. zweinzug, G. zwanzig, Goth. twai tigjis; that is, two tens. See Twain, Two, and Ten.] 1. One more that nineteen; twice; as, twenty men.

2. An indefinite number more or less that twenty. Shak.

Maximilian, upon twenty respects, could not have been the man.

Twen"ty, n.; pl. Twenties (&?;). 1. The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score.

2. A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.

• The cardinal number occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XX and in Arabic numerals as 20. Ordinal: twentieth.
  
• (colloquial) A banknote with a denomination of $20.
        The waiter's face lit up when I gave him a twenty.
  
• (CB slang) 10-20 (location).
        What's your twenty, good buddy?