Thesaurus: finding

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Find
2. n. That which is found, come upon, or provided; esp. (pl.), that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for himself; as tools, trimmings, etc.
3. n. Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one; expence; provision.
4. n. The result of a judicial examination or inquiry, especially into some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the finding of a jury.
5. n. the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
6. n. the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
7. n. something that is found
8. 1. That which is found, come upon, or provided; esp. (pl.), that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for himself; as tools, trimmings, etc. When a man hath been laboring . . . in the deep mines of knowledge, hath furnished out his findings in all their equipage. Milton. 2. Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one; expence; provision. 3. (Law) The result of a judicial examination or inquiry, especially into some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the finding of a jury. Burrill. After his friends finding and his rent. Chaucer.
9. The result of a judicial examination or inquiry, especiallyinto some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the finding of a jury.Burrill.After his friends finding and his rent. Chaucer.
10. n:100 n. the decision of a court on issues of fact or law n. something that is found