Learn English – Which preposition is appropriate with “compensation”

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Could you work on this for free?

In an answer to the above question, which preposition is correct to use with the word compensation?

— No, I would like to work with compensation.

— No, I would like to work under compensation.

— No, I would like to work on compensation.

Or, should we just say:

No, I would like to be paid for my work.

Best Answer

None of them seem completely natural ("compensation" seems a bit formal), but in that specific context, I'd actually suggest "for compensation", because it mirrors the question:

Could you work on this for free?

No, but I can work on that for compensation.

or even better,

No, but I can work on that for pay.

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