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Apart from liaison contexts, the final -t is pronounced in the compound numbers 21 to 29: vingt-cinq/vɛ̃t.sɛ̃k/.
In contrast, the final -t in vingt in 81 to 99 is never pronounced (No liason at all): quatre-vingt-un/ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.œ̃/ not */ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.tœ̃/.
80 is quatre-vingts with -s at the end. Therefore the liason for 80 is /s/ not /t/. But when used in a compound, the form quatre-vingt (without -s) is used, e.g. quatre-vingt-un.
A minority of speakers also pronounce the -t in isolation (il y en a vingt). This is most common in Switzerland, Belgium, and adjacent regions of eastern France. Some of these speakers pronounce the -t even before a consonant (vingt fois).