# finders, keepers

> informal principle that the first finder of something unowned or abandoned may keep it

**Wikidata**: [Q5449917](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5449917)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finders_keepers_(English_adage))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/finders-keepers-q5449917