finding

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   something that is found

   The findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that the patient died several hours after dinner.

2. 2
   noun

   Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair.

   Boot and Shoe Findings and Leather Establishments[…] Yocum & Wilson, 225 n 2d st, Shoe Findings, Leather, Last, and Shoe Peg Warehouse

3. 3
   noun

   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.

4. 4
   noun

   the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

5. 5
   noun

   the decision of a court on issues of fact or law

6. 6
   noun

   A result of research or an investigation.

7. 7
   noun

   A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.

8. 8
   noun

   That which is found, a find, a discovery.

Etymology

From Middle English fyndyng, Old English findincge; equivalent to find + -ing.