Compensation earned by nonresidents while physically performing work or services in arizona for temporary periods is subject to arizona income tax.

source: arizona. dept. of revenue. arizona form a-4: employee's arizona withholding percentage election. phoenix: state of arizona, 2010. print.

this excerpt is from the arizona form a-4: employee's arizona withholding percentage election. what kind of context clue can you use to understand the word "compensation"?

the antonym "working"
the synonym "working"
the explanation, "subject to arizona income tax"
the sense of the passage, "earned . . while physically performing work"