finding

Etymology

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

noun

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.
5. (Canada, US, generally plural) Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair. [from 19th century]
   Boot and Shoe Findings and Leather Establishments[…] Yocum & Wilson, 225 n 2d st, Shoe Findings, Leather, Last, and Shoe Peg Warehouse 1844, John O’Brien, O’Brien’s Philadelphia Wholesale Business Directory, page 72
6. (jewelry) A self-contained component of assembled jewellery. [from 19th century]
   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

verb

1. present participle and gerund of find