finding

A result of research or an investigation.oftenplural

• The researchers presented their findings in a new study published Aug. 12 in the journal Nature.

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

That which is found, a find, a discovery.

The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.

Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair.CanadaUS

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

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.

present participle and gerund of findform-ofgerundparticiple