.1 (sb) spend some money/some time on sth
I spent fifty yuan on the coat. = I spent fifty yuan (in) buying the coat.
2 (sb) spend some money/some time (in) doing sth
3 It takes/took sb. some time to do sth
It will take me two days to do the work
4 Doing sth./sth. takes sb. some time
The work will take me two days.
