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The phrase "asking for anything in return" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing situations where someone offers help, a favor, or a gift without expecting compensation or reciprocation.
Example: "She helped me with my project without asking for anything in return, which I truly appreciated."
Alternatives: "not expecting anything back" or "without seeking compensation."
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Greinke acknowledged that on Sunday by waiving his no-trade clause without asking for anything in return.
We shouldn't unilaterally, without asking for anything in return, make these kinds of concessions to an authoritarian government".
The trips led to dates with older men who would pick up the bill, initially without asking for anything in return.
The moves have touched off concerns among some of the president's advisers that he is giving in too quickly without asking for anything in return.
"China has offered to build our new 15,000-capacity stadium at Cape Coast, without asking for anything in return," says Michael Frimpong, director of public relations for Ghana's ministry of sport.
The whole thing makes particularly fascinating reading when you compare it to the way that Republican billionaires and bundlers are generally treated by the press: As a cynical, self-interested lot whose ruthless quest for political quid pro quos contrasts with the high-minded principle of Democratic check-writers and bundlers, who supposedly give without asking for anything in return.
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Always interested in others, always giving and sharing, Essie never asked for anything in return.
Asked whether Shorten asked for anything in return, Rudd says: "No, he didn't.
He never hesitated to help or advise others, and never asked for anything in return.
"No one has ever asked for anything in return or nor would have I done anything in return," he said.
"I raise money for causes and organisations in the community frequently, and never ask for anything in return.
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