finding
noun/ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
Etymology From Middle English fyndyng, Old English findincge; equivalent to find + -ing.
1
A result of research or an investigation.
2
Law A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.
3
That which is found, a find, a discovery.
4
The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.
Generally plural
- Boot and Shoe Findings and Leather Establishments[…] Yocum & Wilson, 225 n 2d st, Shoe Findings, Leather, Last, and Shoe Peg Warehouse1844, John O’Brien, O’Brien’s Philadelphia Wholesale Business Directory, page 72:
6
Jewelry, Lifestyle A self-contained component of assembled jewellery.
- They manufacture jewlers’ findings, morocco, plush and velvet jewelry cases, paper boxes, morocco boxes, jewelry cards, tags, etc.1884, “The Dennison Manufacturing Company”, in The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review, volume 15, page 246:
- Synonyms
- serendipity
- Derived terms
- counterfinding, fact-finding, fault-finding, faultfinding, finding aid, findings, fishfinding, halofinding, key finding, nonfinding, pathfinding, rangefinding, rootfinding, theft by finding, wayfinding, wordfind