finding
finding Lexical Profile
finding Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A conclusion or piece of information reached after an inquiry, investigation, or scientific study (often used in the plural).
"The researchers published their initial findings in a peer-reviewed medical journal."
A formal decision or verdict made by a judge, jury, or coroner regarding a matter of fact in a legal proceeding.
"The jury returned a finding of negligence against the manufacturing company."
The small tools, fittings, and component parts used by an artisan, dressmaker, or jeweler, such as clasps, hooks, pins, and settings (usually used in the plural).
"She purchased sterling silver findings to assemble the handmade earrings."
• Rhymes for finding
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Old English verbal noun 'findung', from the verb 'findan' (to come upon or discover), with the legal sense of an official verdict emerging in the 19th century.