twenty dollar bill
Definition
Noun: A piece of U.S. currency with a monetary value of twenty dollars. It is a banknote issued by the Federal Reserve.
Usage
This term refers specifically to the physical paper note. It is commonly used in everyday transactions to specify the form of payment or change. - Example: "The vending machine only accepts a twenty-dollar bill or smaller." - Example: "Can you break a twenty-dollar bill? I need some smaller change."
Advanced Usage
- "To have/be a twenty-dollar bill": To possess this specific denomination.
- Example: "I don't have any coins, just a twenty-dollar bill."
- Used to describe the face value of the note itself.
- Example: "The portrait on the twenty-dollar bill features President Andrew Jackson."
Variants and Related Words
- Twenty, twenty bucks (informal): Common spoken shorthand for twenty dollars, which can refer to the amount in any form (cash, digital, etc.), not exclusively the physical bill.
- Example: "The ticket costs twenty bucks."
- $20 bill: An identical written form using the dollar sign.
Synonyms
- Twenty-spot (slang, dated): An informal term for a twenty-dollar bill.
- Double sawbuck (slang): "Sawbuck" is slang for a ten-dollar bill, making this a slang term for twenty dollars.
Related Phrases
- "As fake as a three-dollar bill": An idiom meaning something is obviously counterfeit or false. (Note: While this idiom uses "bill," it references a non-existent denomination to emphasize falsity, contrasting with the genuine twenty-dollar bill.)
Noun
- a United States bill worth 20 dollars
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