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Twenty vs Forty - What's the difference?

twenty | forty |

As numerals the difference between twenty and forty

is that twenty is the cardinal number , occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one while forty is (cardinal) the cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.

As nouns the difference between twenty and forty

is that twenty is (colloquial) a banknote with a denomination of 20 while forty is (slang) a 40 ounce bottle of beer.

twenty

English

(wikipedia twenty)

Alternative forms

* Arabic numerals: (see for numerical forms in other scripts) * Roman numerals: XX

Numeral

(head)
  • The cardinal number , occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.
  • Derived terms

    * twenties * twentieth * twenty past * twenty to * twenty to the dozen * twenty-twenty

    Noun

    (twenties)
  • (colloquial) A banknote with a denomination of 20.
  • The waiter’s face lit up when I gave him a twenty .
  • (location).
  • What’s your twenty, good buddy?
  • (military) A set of twenty push-ups.
  • Drop and give me twenty , Ric! (Recruit.)

    forty

    English

    Numeral

    (head)
  • (cardinal) The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.
  • Synonyms

    * : 40 * : XL

    See also

    * Last: thirty (30), thirty-nine (39) * Next: forty-one (41), fifty (50)

    Usage notes

    * In modern usage, "Fourty" is considered incorrect. The spelling "forty" relates to some of the other numbers representing tens. Examples: twenty rather than twoty, thirty rather than threety, and fifty rather than fivety.

    Noun

    (forties)
  • (slang) A 40 ounce bottle of beer.
  • See also

    * venti English cardinal numbers ----